exam questions Flashcards
Spending, James’s extravagance was the main reason unable to sort financial issues
-spending had a huge impact on financial position of the state.
-banquet for french ambassador Lord Hay food cost 2200 480,000 today, some argue spending was necessary to allow for the Scot being accepted as an english King, but his spending showcases an amount exceeding the need to appease English and highlights recklessness as he stood in the way of finding solutions.
- but, by 1610, In an average year, Scottish followers based in the royal court received £40,000 in total while their English equivalents received £10,000.
-pushed relationship with Parliament as many believed his spending was OTT, but if James had been more careful then they would have been willing to be less financially careful with James.
ministers, James’s extravagance was the main reason unable to sort financial issues
-problems with the system which the crown recieved revenue from and James attempt to fix led to allegations of legality, country was undertaxed with corrupt officials under valuing themselves and further their riches, Buckingham assessed at £400 in 1623 when he was worth 70k.
-parliament refused to acknowledge this as the system benefited themselves and James’s finance led to parliament being reluctant to trust and help him change the system.
ELIZ, James’s extravagance was the main reason unable to sort financial issues
-James inherited debt but this was covered by 300,000 grant made by parliament in 1601.
-however, she sold 800,000 worth of crown lands and this led to James being unable to bring in a high amount of money as he could this way.
-military cost also left by Eliz, despite peace with spain in 1604 military cost rose 600,000 1603-8.
-parliament didn’t understand that these factors left by Liz affected James’s ability to rule as she was seen to handle her finances well.
-however these could have largely been handled by James if he was willing to stop expenditure and gain trust from his parliament.
1603-12, how serious were James’s financial problems?
-criteria, if they effected relationship with Parliament and ability to rule, make policy.
Charles, to what extent was Charles responsible for the outbreak of civil war in 1642?
-Charles I’s blame for the civil war can be found as early as 1629 when he dissolved parliament and begun his personal rule, this is because Charles absolutism grew as the personal rule continued and this is shown by the collection of ship money, the forced loan which resulted in the 5 knights case.
-these attitudes continued past the personal rule and when items like the Grand Remonstrance and the 19 propositions were presented this is clear by his rejections, which led to tensions between Parliament and Charles.
-he was unpredictable in nature and this led to the Five members Coup in 1642 intent to arrest MP’s like Pym and Holles, act went against the prerogative of the MPs and he reached a height in his absolutism, this largely led to a relationship with neither Parliament or Charles could come back from, and upon leaving he fled to Oxford making negotiations impossible, then he raised an army clearly implying for war.
Parliament to what extent was Charles responsible for the outbreak of civil war in 1642?
-Parliament and Pym as leader are given slightly less blame.
-group led by Pym dominant in Parliament and pushed demands onto Charles, like the Triennial act and (…) which went against the King’s prerogatives, and largely divided parliament, this set up the possibility for war and Pym can be suggested as at fault for the 5 members coup after pushing the King so much.
-issued military ordinance before war began to allow themselves an army even before the civil war had begun
-however, if Charles had not acted in his absolutist ways, then there would have been no foothold for Pym and the anti-royalists to worm their way into, and clearly be his un-willingness to compromise the King was to a larger extent more responsible for the outbreak of civil war.
how far were James’s financial problems of his own making?
-Elizabeth,
-Ministers,
-Charles,
‘the most serious cause of James I’s disputes with Parliament was his belief in the divine rights of Kings’ how far do you agree?
-divine rights of kings
-finance
-foreign policy
‘foreign policy was the main cause of disputes between James I and his Parliaments’ how far do you agree?
-divine rights of kings
-finance
-foreign policy
assess the reasons why foreign policy caused disputes between James I and his parliaments?
-marriages
-30 year war
-spain
‘James I was a successful King of England’ how far do you agree?
-not successful financially
-Parliament
-religiously
to what extent were James’s difficulties with Parliament caused by his reliance on favourites?
-favourites
-religion
-foreign policy
‘the thirty year was the most serious dispute between parliament and James’ how far do you agree?
-30 year war
-marriages
-spain
how successful was the religious policy of James I?
-successful marriages
-successful with Catholicism
-not really successful with Puritans
