James I Onwards Flashcards
Where was James I from?
Scotland
When was the gunpowder plot?
5th November 1605
What did James give to his favourites?
Money.
Name something money related that could cause problems for England that James I did?
He did not like Catholics and puritans so he made them pay fines for not attending services.
What did he do relating to religion that could have caused problems for England?
He had a new version of the bible printed
He wanted everybody to be Church of England
He did not help the Protestants in Europe
Who was Elizabeth’s successor?
James I, son of Mary queen of scots
What did James do relating to parliament that could cause problems in England?
He was not allowed to raise taxes.
He was not allowed to unite the Scottish and English parliaments.
Parliament didn’t agree with him on a lot of decisions to raise taxes and create new laws.
What did James do relating to personal reasons that could cause problems in England?
He did not always understand the laws of England as he had been bought up in Scotland.
His favourites were considered of getting too much money from him.
He believed in the divine right of kings and that god had chosen him to rule and therefore nothing could go wrong.
What was the first step to the English civil war (after James I who really was the first step)?
Charles became king in 1625. He believed in the divine right of kings and married a FRENCH CATHOLIC Henrietta Marie.
What was step 2 to the English civil war?
Charles decided he could rule without parliament and dismissed them.
What was step three to the English civil war?
1628-
Charles was involved in a three year war with Spain and called back parliament for money. The war was terrible because it was lead by the duke of Buckingham, one of the king’s favourites.
How many children did Charles I have?
8
What was the fourth step to the English civil war?
Parliament agreed to the Money if Charles agreed not to increase taxes without parliament’s permission and not to arrest people without a trial. Charles agreed to the petition of rights.
What was step five to the English civil war?
Charles dismissed parliament again which meant the start of the "11 years tyranny" To make money, Charles used: Fined churches for bad attendance Monopolies Ship money Custom loans Forced loans
What was step 6 to the English civil war?
Charles ruled with two main advisors, William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury and Earl of Strafford.
What was step seven to the English civil war?
Laud introduced a new prayer book into Scotland. The scots invaded England.
What was step eight to the English civil war?
The only way to stop the scots was to pay them £850 a day to pay them off. Charles had to call back parliament to ask for more money.
What happened in April 1640 to May 1640?
The short parliament which was dismissed after a month.
What happened November 1640-1653?
The long parliament.
How many of the 493 MPs were for the king and how many were against when they met at the long parliament?
For . 64
Against . 340
What happened to the king’s advisors?
They were sent to the tower and executed.
What did Charles agree to as well as the death warrant of his advisors?
Parliament could only be dismissed if they agreed to it.
Ship money illegal.
Consult parliament more.
When did the Irish rebel?
1641.
What did the grand remonstrance do?
Criticise everything Charles had done.
Was parliament on the kings side when the grand remonstrance was formed?
YES
What happened on the 4th of January 1642?
Charles tried to arrest the five ringleaders including john pym but they had already been warned and ran away.
When did the war start?
August 22nd 1642
When was the battle of Naseby?
14th June 1645.
What were each of the armies made out of?
Cavalry, infantry, cavalry.
Who were the dragoons?
They rode to battle then fought on foot.
How big was the king’s army?
10,000 men.
How big was parliament’s army?
13,500 men.
Who won the battle?
Parliament.
Who was in charge of parliament’s army?
General Fairfax.
