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What is the Royal Court

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Consist of the kings friends, servants, chosen advisers and the greater nobility

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What is the Privy Council

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Includes the kings chosen advisers and head of major departments

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What is the function of the Privy Council

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Advising the king and supervising government departments

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What does the parliament consist of

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House of Lords and the House of Commons

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How many bishops are in the House of Lords

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26 bishops

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What are the Prerogative Courts

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Run by the Privy Councillors and represent the kings authority

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What did the Court of High Commission deal with

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Church problems and affairs

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Who is the church governed by

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Archbishops and bishops chosen by the king

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What is the electorate

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Consists mainly of gentry and merchant elite

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What were the 4 main issues in England in 1625

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Ruling Of 3 Kingdoms.
Economic Issues.
Key Players.
Religious Conflict.

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What was the population in England and Wales in 1625

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4.75 million people

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How many gentry families lived in England and Wales

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300

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How many knights lived in England and Wales

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1500

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What was the population of Scotland

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1 million

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What were the features of Scotland

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Subservient to Westminster.
Independent and Proud.

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What was the population of Ireland in 1600

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1 million

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What was the population of Ireland in 1641

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2.1 million

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What were the features in Ireland at the time

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There were major divisions between the Gaelic, Old English and New English communities

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Who were the key players within Charles’ reign

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Henrietta Maria
Charles I
The Duke Of Buckingham

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What were the religious problems within Charles’ reign

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Distrust of Catholics
Legacy of Mary I
Scottish Rebellions
Henrietta Maria suspicious of Catholic roots

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Who is the Duke Of Buckingham

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George Villiers

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When was The Duke of Buckingham introduced to the king

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1614

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When was the Spanish Match

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1623

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What happened during the events of the Spanish Match

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It was an attempt to build a good relationship with the Spanish by marrying Charles I and the Spanish infanta

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What impression did the Duke of Buckingham have on Charles I

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It enabled The Duke to gain the affection of the young prince

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What were the events of the 1625 parliament

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Parliament refused to grant Charles the excise tax, Tonnage and Poundage. Parliament made the idea that the grant should be for a year so Parliament would be called regularly. The failure of the attack on Cadiz. In response parliament considers impeachment towards Buckingham. Charles dissolves parliament to protect Buckingham

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What are the events of the 1626 parliament

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Charles recalls parliament and they begin the attack on Buckingham.
Charles dissolves parliament to dissolve the impeachment charges.
Charles responds by demanding a forced loan from all tax payers.
Beginning of the 5 knights case in 1627. Group of 5 knights refused to pay the loan and were imprisoned

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What is the Prerogative Court

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A court where the powers of the sovereign are rid of, often by judges nominated by in or queen

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What is Habeas Corpus

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A demand made by a prisoner to their custodian. When issued, the prisoner has the right to go before a court and demand the need for their detention

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What is an Arminian

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A follower of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius

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What were the events of the 1628 parliament

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5 Knights case was a major confrontation. Charles summons parliament in need of national defence. Attack on Cadiz leads to worse relation with France. Charles seeks further subsidies due to being at war with France and Spain. Attacks on Buckingham are halted to stop another dissolution. 5 subsidies are provided to the king. Petition of Right is created. Charles creates a revised version of the petition. William Laud appointed as Bishop of London.

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What were the terms of the Petition of Right

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Reversing the decision made in the 5 knights case and also stopping the king from forcing loans, imprisoning without trail,

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What was the terms in Charles’ revised version of the Petition of Rights

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Asserted his right to continue collecting Tonnage and Poundage without grants from parliament

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What is the Star Chamber

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The Star Chamber was the judicial arm of the King’s Council, and was used to try cases that affected the Crown’s interests

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