James I And The Gunpowder Plot Flashcards
What was James I like?
He was very well educated and had written a number of books but it was difficult to take him seriously because of the way he behaved.
Who did he marry?
He married Anne of Denmark and had lots of children but James was Bi-sexual or Gay.
Who was James’s favourite?
James really liked George Villiers and was made George the duke of Buckingham.
What happened to James’s parents.
His father was killed when he was a baby and his mother was thought to of married the man who killed his father.
What happened when he was 16 & 20 yrs of his life?
At 16 he was kidnapped and his mother (Mary queen of Scots) was beheaded.
James has a nickname what was it?
‘The wisest fool in Christendom’ because James was vey canny.
What did James believe in?
He believed in the ‘Devine right of Kings’ meaning he was chosen by God to be King.
England was mostly…?
Most of England was Protestant.
What was James?
James was as harsh about Catholics as Elizabeth but didn’t like Puritans either, he was in the middle.
What did the Catholics do?
Some Catholics got annoyed and decided to blow up the House of Lords and everyone in it.
What would of happened if the plan had worked?
It would of blown up everything in a mile radius and all of the future sucessers.
Who was the man who came up with the plan?
Robert Catesby no 10 other men and Guy Fawks was the explosive expert.
What happened in 1604?
There was an outbreak of plague so Parliament was prosponed.
What happened from then?
A coal Merchants cellar came up for rent and they rent it out and they packed it with 36 barrels of gun powder a man called Francis Tresham joined the plot because his brother would of been at the House of Parliament- Lord Montegle. But thoughts are that Francis sent an anonymous letter to his brother to tell him not to go to the Parliament meeting.
What did Lord Montege do?
He immediately told Robert Cecil and they waited till the night of the parliament and found Guy Fawks with matches and touch paper in the cellar . He was captured and tortured extremely badly. All the other men where caught too.
