James Flashcards
Inherited
- £420,000
- war with Spain
- an inefficient tax system due to lack of updating tax assessments in line with inflation
- lack of crown lands
Crown lands
- rented crown lands had not changed Witt the rate of inflation
Prices had risen by 500% over 16th century but rent had not
Members of political nation under assessing income
- Buckingham claimed he earned £400 but by 1623 his income was £15,000
Population increase
From 1500 to 1603 population increased from 2.5 million to 4 million - England poorer less taxes he could levy
Henry given
25,000 annually
“Poor man … now arrived at the promise land”
Extravagant
Extravagant
1603-7 spent 185,000 on jewels
By 1610 expenditure doubled
1606 gave 44,000 to 3 Scottish friends
Monopolies
1603 revived them
Treaty of London
1604 ended war with Spain
Bates case
1606- John Bates challenges James right to impose new custom duties on currants
Book of rates
1608- introduced impositions on 1400 new items given projected income of 60,000-70,000
Great contract
1610
Cecil - parliament would grant one off 600,000 payment to clear James debts then 200,000 annually in return give up feudal rights of purveyance and wardships
Addled Parliament
1614
James requests subsidy but parliament refuse unless he banned monopolies
Complains about extravagance at court
Factional rivalries
The cockayne project
1615
Granting monopolies to individuals became increasingly detrimental
The failed cockayne project depressed cloth industry for years to come
Mary killed
284 Protestants in public during her reign
St bartholomews day massacre
1572 over 5000 Protestants killed in Paris by French king
Millenary petition
1603
1000 signatures
Hampton court conference
1604
If they didn’t conform to rules in pray book he would harry them out of the kingdom
Agreed to make English translation of bible
Refused to get rid of bishops
“No bishop no king”
King James Bible
1611
George abbot
1611
Abbot convinces James to withdraw the book of spots in
1618
Recusancy fines
Suspended in 1603 but reimposed in 1604 after complaints from parliament and perhaps loss of income
Gun powder plot
1605
Oath of allegiance
1606
Treaty of London
1604
Thirty years war
1618
Ended 1648
8million dead
1621 parliament
1st Session
James requested 500,000 for war
Granted 150,000
Parliament started impeaching members Francis bacon, nonperson and Mitchell
2nd session
Requested 900,000
Given 70,000
Wanted cheap naval war with Spain nostalgia over the Spanish Armada
Called for ruthless application of recusancy fines
Protestation
1621
Harmed and Buckingham Spanish match
1623
1624 parliament
Jane saummined by pressure from c and b
Mansfield
