James I Flashcards
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Death of Elizabeth I
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24 March 1603
2
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James I coronation
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25 July 1603
3
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James I birth & death
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1566 - 1625
4
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James I marriage to Anne of Denmark
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1589
5
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Consequence of the Gunpowder Plot (1605) for Catholics
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- Recusancy fines increased
- Catholics removed from government positions
- New Oath of Allegiance in 1606
- Public fear grew
6
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Church of England under James I
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- Millinery petition (1603)
- Hampton Court conference (1604)
- Appointment of Richard Bancroft (1604)
- Appointment of George Abbot (1611)
- Book of Sports published (1618)
7
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Reasons for the financial problems of James I
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- Debt from Elizabeth I
- James’ household much larger
- At war with Spain
- Wanted to maintain English prestige in Europe
- Parliament reluctant to grant money
- James was extravagantly generous to his favourites
8
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Protestation of 1621
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- Declaration by the House of Commons reaffirming their right to freedom of speech in the face of James’ belief that they had no right to debate foreign policy.
- James deleted the Protestation from Commons’ Journals and dissolved Parliament
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The Great Contract
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- Plan submitted in 1610 by Robert Cecil.
- Attempt to increase Crown income and ultimately rid it of debt
- In return for an annual grant of £200,000, Crown would give up some feudal rights
10
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Addled Parliament
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- James’ 2nd Parliament
- Called because James needed money
- Swiftly dismissed because it was too fractious
- Nickname = achieved so little
11
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Julich-Cleves succession Crisis of 1609
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- Sparked the War of the Jülich Succession
- Catholic Archduke Leopold V against Protestant Margraviate of Brandenburg
- Catholics and Protestants jockeying to tip the balance of power in Europe
12
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Bohemian Crisis of 1618
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- Uprising of the Bohemian estates against the the Habsburg dynasty
- Nobles offered throne to Frederick, son in law of James I
- Began the Thirty Years’ War
- Catholics and Protestants jockeying to tip the balance of power in Europe
13
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James’ foreign policy for Thirty Years War
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- Saw Bohemian Crisis as a political issue, not religious
- Disapproved of Fredericks’ ations
- Wanted to strike deal with Spain
- If failed, he would join French (worried English people)
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Parliament on James’ foreign policy
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- After being recalled in 1621, was reluctant to grant James more money
- Was frustrated by Buckingham
- Sent a petition to ask James to support Protestants & marry Charles to a protestant
- When rejected they sent a protestation
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End of James’ reign
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- Health deteriorated
- Allowed Buckingham to dominate court
- Buckingham supported pro-french policy: married Charles to Henrietta Maria
- She was allowed to practise Catholicism
- Catholics in England granted toleration
- James died 27 March 1625
