james religion

Question 1

james’ personal religious stance

Answer 1

-pro-toleration, keen on theological debates and opinions and wasn’t convinced of a catholic threat - even after 1605
-aimed to unify the scottish and english church
-peace promoting, didnt want a presbytarian church
-status quo! moderate and employed moderate clergy

Question 2

when was hampton court conference

Answer 2

1604 to quell the millenary petition

Question 3

hampton court conference

Answer 3

puritans sent moderates to meet the king to test the waters
-removal of the episcopal system
-not wearing a surplice and cap
=no change of church + james shouted ‘no bishop no king’

Question 4

when was the oath of allegiance

Answer 4

1606 after the gunpowder plot

Question 5

when was the millenary petition

Answer 5

1603, presented to james as he rode into london

Question 6

millenary petition

Answer 6

signed by 1000 clergy
-cap and surplice removed
-tightening of catholic scrutiny
-laymen not to use excommunicaiton
=james rejected it as it was too trivial to straight away disrupt peace - pragmatic

Question 7

when were bancroft’s canons

Answer 7

1604

Question 8

bancroft’s canons x3 parts and impact

Answer 8

141 canons to uphold anglican tradition
-requirement for all ministers to subscribe to 3 articles proclaiming the king’s supremacy.
-39 articles of CofE doctrines
-promise to only use authorised services = attack on puritans.
=annoyed puritans and they felt persecuted.
90 men didnt subscribe and lost jobs

Question 9

was james successful in dealing with puritans YES

Answer 9

+didnt succumb to the tensions imposed by puritans
+kept balanced
+reinforced functional CofE

Question 10

was james successful in dealing with the puritans

no

Answer 10

-refused to pacify puritan demands which built tensions and rifts.

Question 11

what % of the population were catholic in james’ reign

Answer 11

2%

Question 12

past catholic plots

Answer 12

-bloody mary
-babington plot
-spanish armada
-gunpowder plot
-bye and main plots

Question 13

what was the bye plot

Answer 13

1603 conspiracy by catholics and protestants for the removal of ministers

Question 14

what was the main plot

Answer 14

1603 catholic attempt to remove james for his catholic cousin arabella.

Question 15

was james successful in dealing with the catholic problem YES

Answer 15

+made peace with spain at the treaty of london in 1604, demonstrated his cooperation and in turn deprived catholics in hope of foreign intervention.
+in his reign, executed 28 catholics, displaying the low tensions
+didnt give in to parliamentary and puritan pressure

Question 16

impacts of the gunpowder plot

Answer 16

-james refused to give into pressure that all catholics should be exiled
-oath of allegiance
-tightened recusancy fines 1605:£2000 -> 1607:£8000 which he relaxed in the 1620s

Question 17

recusancy fines stat

Answer 17

1605: £2000
1607: £8000

Question 18

when were jesuits exiled

Answer 18

1604

Question 19

was charles successful in dealing with the catholic threat NO

Answer 19

-puritans were left unsatisfied as they wanted to eradicate catholics
-high concentration of plots at the start of his reign indicates his unpopularity and inability to command (he then was able to counter point)

Question 20

when was arminianism condemned

Answer 20

1619 synod of dort condemned the doctrine of arminianism as heresy
=puritans were initially hesistant about attacking the episcopal system but after this were reinforced.

Question 21

richard montague arminianism

Answer 21

1625 he claimed to parliament that the calvinist doctrine was alien to the CofE’s teachings. he was attacked by parliament but charles outwardly supported him

Question 22

when was york hosue conference

Answer 22

1626

Question 23

york house conference

Answer 23

1626 - theological debate to address religious issues under the new monarchy. charles was not keen on debate so sent buckingham.
buckingham took support to the anti-calvinists to reinforce his relationship with charles.
=made all parties grow in dissent for the king as he was percieved to not be listening to them

Question 24

when was montague’s arminian book allowed to be published

Answer 24

1624

Question 25

when was laud appointed bishop of london

SKIP

Answer 25

1628

Question 26

whitgift x3

SKIP

Answer 26

archbishop of canterbury 1583-1604
600/9000 parishes provided an adequate stipend
anglican and disliekd puritans

Question 27

bancroft

Answer 27

1604-1610
determined for uniformity of the church
bancroft’s canons 1604.

Question 28

george abbott

Answer 28

1611-33
calvinist but sympathetic to puritans
divisions were solved and a variety of practices accepted