Impact Of James 1 Flashcards
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What was jamses character like
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- experienced ruler of Scotland when he came to the throne in 1603
- vulgar and brash and gay?!
- ‘wisest fool’
2
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What was the milinary petition
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- over a thousand puritan signatures
- post Elizabeth’s death, the puritans put together a list of harsher Protestant reforms for James to consider
3
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Why were puritans hopeful of James surrounding the milinary petition
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- thought elizabeth had reformed away from Catholics, she had not been extreme with her changes
- jameeses church in Scotland- the Scottish Kirk- was much stricter as Protestants
4
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How did James deal with the milinary petition
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- he formed a Hampton court conference in jan 1604 to tackle the petition
- the court formed of a small number of bishops and puritans
- at the conference james confirmed he would not listen to the petition as he did not want to lose the episcopal structure and himself as supreme governor
- the Scottish Kirk slowly transitioned towards being episcopal with James as supreme head
-While James rejected most Puritan demands, he did commission a new translation of the Bible,
resulting in the King James Bible
(1611), which became a lasting contribution to English Protestantism.
5
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Presbytarian
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- a church with no bishops
- puritan aim
6
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Episcopal
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- a church with bishops
7
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Jameses approach to Catholics
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- he began promising to not prosecute any peaceful Catholics
- jowever the public and government hostility towards religious toleration meant that he reversed this approach after his money was withheld by him
8
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What was the gunpowder plot
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- November 1605
- attempt my Catholics to blow up the king and his gov and replace him with Catholics
9
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Consequences of the gunpowder plot
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- recusancy fines increased
- Catholics removed from gov posts
- Catholics had to affirm to new oath of allegiance
- public fear of Catholics grew
10
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Jameses two archbishops and their views
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- Richard Bancroft, anti puritan who favoured strict conformity yet only removed 9 puritans
- George abbot, a firm puritan who came under fire in 1618 for the book of sports
11
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Book of sports controversy
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- 1618
- written by James and archbishop whow as a puritan but encouraged leisure and recreational activities on Sundays
12
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James and religion in Scotland
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- though James pushed the 1604 book of common prayer through England and Ireland he was very flexible with the Scottish church, introducing it in a more Scottish light and very slowly
- he stopped the push after resistence in 1619
- he never succeeded in uniting England and Scotland as he hoped religiously and this caused tension for Charles
13
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Parliment rôle in the early 1600s
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- it was responsible to consenting to taxes and approving legislations
- the king called and dissolved parliment freely
- he could also porogue parliment which meant that MPs could be sent home and called back whenever but without a new election
14
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Jameses opinions on parliament
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- James found it very differnt to the Scottish parliment which was an extension of his personal court
- he found them overly independant and argumentative as they were manned by lawyers
15
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Ways Scottish and English parliment differed
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- Scottish kings could appoint members with patronage
- Scottish kings could infleunce elections
- sessions are much longer in England
- the gov is the only legislative body in England
