James I - 1603-1625

Question 1

Crown’s major sources of income (4)

Answer 1

Crown lands
Subsidies from Parliament
Customs duties
Wardships

Question 2

Problems with crown revenue at the start of James’ reign (4)

Answer 2

Crown estates sold by Elizabeth to fight Spanish Armada
Subsidies not effective due to inefficent tax collection system
Tax farming system unreformed = customs duties low income
Opposition to wardships

Question 3

Threats to stability (3)

Answer 3

Conflict between Scotland and England
Financial problem - low crown income
Religious problem - differences among Protestants

Question 4

Crown’s alternative sources of income (6)

Answer 4

Arranging marriages
Livery - gifts of money
Purveyance - food and supplies for reduced prices
Monopolies - exclusive rights on particular goods
Justice - fines+court fees
Forced loans

Question 5

James’ personal financial problems (4)

Answer 5

Over generous with gifts to favourites
Family - services for children+wife
Royal properties
Excessive eating, drinking and hunting

Question 6

Debt at:
1603
1606
1610
1613
1618

Answer 6

1603 - £400k
1606 - £700k
1610 - £300k
1613 - £500k
1618 - £900k

Question 7

Terms of the Great Contract 1610

Answer 7

Proposed to James I by Robert Cecil
Annual grant of £200k
King gives up wardship+purveyance
Cleared debts

Question 8

James’s views on religion (4)

Answer 8

Tolerant
Favoured hierarchy (episcopacy)
Presbyterian
From 1620s - supported Arminianism

Question 9

Richard Bancroft

Answer 9

1604-1610
Anti puritan
Not James' first choice
Enforced 39 articles
Accused of depriving clergy of their living

Question 10

George Abbot

Answer 10

1610-1633
Appointed by James to please puritans+unify England and Scotland
Strong political influence
Brought Buckingham into King's presence
Opposed Spanish Match and Book of Sports

Question 11

Millenary Petition

Answer 11

1603 - presented to king before he even reached London
Signed by 1000 puritans
Called for removal of Catholic practices in church services e.g. singing, vestments, bowing at the name of Jesus
Called for end to pluralism
Wanted new translation of the bible

Question 12

Hampton Court Conference - Discussions

Answer 12

1604 - To discuss the Millenary Petition
James wanted to keep bishops “No bishops, no King”
James wanted to reform the church - shouted at his own bishops
Puritans wanted a more Godly church+abolish episcopacy

Question 13

Hampton Court Conference - Results (6)

Answer 13

Every parish to have a preaching minister - held back by finance
Pluralism limited
Bishops have less power
Some reform to Court of High Commission
39 articles more fully explained
New transaltion of Bible

Question 14

Bancrofts Canons

Terms and result

Answer 14

Tried to allow bishops to make church laws over Parliament
James backed down and withdrew the canons
Brought Parliament and puritans together
Parl+Puritans no longer trusted king to pick his own advisors

Question 15

Gunpowder Plot - Date and Events

Answer 15

1605
12 Catholic plotters
Planned to kill James+heir and put Elizabeth on throne
Plot discovered one day before planned attack

Question 16

Gunpowder Plot - Results (4)

Answer 16

All plotters executed
Two high profile jesuits executed
Several restrictions on Catholics
Oath of Alliegance - identified future plotters+divided Catholics

Question 17

Spanish Match 1

Answer 17

1614
Tried to get his son, Charles, a Spanish wife
Lessens sanctions against Catholics
Any children promised to be Catholic
New Queen would have catholic court+services
Criticised by Parliament+advisors

Question 18

William Laud in James’ reign

Answer 18

1616 - appointed to Dean of Gloucester
Caused controversy by moving altar to East
James wary of Laud
Patronised by Buckingham
1621 - appointed to bishopirc of St David’s in Wales

Question 19

James’ activity with Arminians

Answer 19

William Laud - Dean of Gloucester + Bishop of St David’s
Richard Neile - Bishop of Durham
Took arminians to Scotland to reform church
Worked with arminian in publication of the Bible

Question 20

Book of Sports

Answer 20

1618
Allowed certain activities on Sundays
Issued after dispute between puritans and local gentry
Heavily opposed by puritans and George Abbot
James withdrew his attempts to impose it nationally

Question 21

Spanish Match 2

Answer 21

1622
Talks to marry Charles to spanish princess revived
Parliament made it clear they would not let Charles convert
Little England had to offer Spain
Spanish withdrew

Question 22

Declaration for Preachers

Answer 22

1622
Banned discussion of state matters in sermons
Direct attack on Puritans criticising James

Question 23

French Match

Answer 23

1624
Charles to marry a French princess
French pushed for Catholic toleration
Secret treaty signed promising toleration for Catholics
Became an explosive issue once leaked after marriage in 1625

Question 24

Richard Montagu controversy

Answer 24

1624
Montagu published pamphlet criticising Puritans
James’ supported him

Question 25

Overbury Scandal

Answer 25

1616
Robert Carr and Lady Essex involved in the murder of Overbury
James pardoned the pair, Carr was James’ previous favourite
Caused controversy