james religion Flashcards
james’ personal religious stance
-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
when was hampton court conference
1604 to quell the millenary petition
hampton court conference
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’
when was the oath of allegiance
1606 after the gunpowder plot
when was the millenary petition
1603, presented to james as he rode into london
millenary petition
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
when were bancroft’s canons
1604
bancroft’s canons x3 parts and impact
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
was james successful in dealing with puritans YES x3
+didnt succumb to the tensions imposed by puritans
+kept balanced
+reinforced functional CofE
was james successful in dealing with the puritans
no
-refused to pacify puritan demands which built tensions and rifts.
what % of the population were catholic in james’ reign
2%
past catholic plots
-bloody mary
-babington plot
-spanish armada
-gunpowder plot
-bye and main plots
what was the bye plot
1603 conspiracy by catholics and protestants for the removal of ministers
what was the main plot
1603 catholic attempt to remove james for his catholic cousin arabella.
was james successful in dealing with the catholic problem YES x3
+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
impacts of the gunpowder plot
-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
recusancy fines stat
1605: £2000
1607: £8000
when were jesuits exiled
1604
was charles successful in dealing with the catholic threat NO
-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)
when was arminianism condemned
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.
richard montague arminianism
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
when was york hosue conference
1626
york house conference
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
when was montague’s arminian book allowed to be published
1624
when was laud appointed bishop of london
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1628
whitgift x3
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archbishop of canterbury 1583-1604
600/9000 parishes provided an adequate stipend
anglican and disliekd puritans
bancroft
1604-1610
determined for uniformity of the church
bancroft’s canons 1604.
george abbott
1611-33
calvinist but sympathetic to puritans
divisions were solved and a variety of practices accepted
