Charles Personal Rule 1629-40 Ireland Flashcards
When was Wentworth appointed as Lord Deputy of Ireland?
1633
What were the four groups of Irish inhabitants?
- Native Irish-Catholics
- Old English-Catholics
- Scottish settlers-Presbyterians
- New English-Protestant
How did Wentworth make sure to impose the authority of the State and diminish the strength of the Catholics?
He brought more settlers from England at the expense of the other groups
What was Wentworth’s policy called?
‘Policy of Thorough’
How did Wentworth impose the authority of the Church?
- Using Laudian reforms
2. Setting up a Court of High Commission
What especially annoyed Catholics in Ireland?
The Graces, which allowed Catholics to hold Mass, were not renewed
What did Wentworth do in 1634 in the Irish Parliament?
He asked for subsidies, and was given six, in exchange for their grievances being heard, which they never were as Wentworth dissolved them afterwards