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Key Events: King James - Start of Personal Rule Flashcards

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Who were the puritans?

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Reformed protestants who sought to ‘purify’ the Church of England from Catholicism

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What were the 4 key areas of conflict throughout the ECW period?

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  • Religion
  • Relations between Crown and Parliament
  • Foreign Policy
  • Financial issues
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What did King James do in 1618 that angered puritans?

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Issued the Book of Sports, which allowed recreational activities to be carried out on Sundays

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4
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Year of the Gunpowder plot, by radical Catholics

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1605

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5
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Differences between Scottish and English Parliaments

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Scottish was loyal and lenient

English was confrontational and independent

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What were the puritans views on bishops in the church?

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Wanted the abolition of the episcopacy

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7
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King James ended war with Spain

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In 1604, through the Treaty of London

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8
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When did King James die and Prince Charles become king?

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March 1625

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9
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How was King James extravagant?

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  • Threw lavish parties

- Gave large sums of money to friends

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10
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Why was Parliament reluctant to grant King James subsides?

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  • 1606 Parliament had granted James 3 subsides to help his debts, yet they continued to rise.
  • He’d resorted to selling titles and honours cheaply.
  • Royal debt stood at £900,000 in 1620.
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What was Charles attitude like?

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  • Stubborn and uncompromising

- Arrogant, firm belief in divine right of Kings

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How did James debt rise between when he came to the throne in 1603 and 1606?

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From £400,000 in 1603, to £700,000 in 1606

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Why were there concerns over Charles marriage with a Catholic princess?

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  • Puritans upset as Charles moved to grant concessions to English Catholics.
  • Princess brought large number of Catholic courtiers, so was isolated from Charles and the English nobility.
  • Many feared it would lead to close alliances with Catholic powers.
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14
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Who was the Duke of Buckingham?

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George Villiers

King James’ closest friend and later Charles chief minister

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15
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How much debt did Charles inherit with the Throne in 1625?

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£1 Million

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What controversial move did the 1625 parliament make in regards to Charles finance?

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  • Refused to grant Charles Tonnage and Poundage for life, as was customary for the previous 100 years.
  • Only granted it to him for 1 year.
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What was Parliaments most influential power?

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Parliament could refuse to grant Charles money.

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What was Tonnage and Poundage?

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Tax on imports, particularly alcohol

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Why didn’t parliament grant Charles Tonnage + Poundage for life?

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They were concerned as to what the new finances would be used for
- They wanted to use T+P as an incentive for Charles to address their grievances

20
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How to Charles respond to the 1625 Parliaments refusal to grant him T+P?

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  • Dissolved 1625 Parliament.
  • The next parliament (1626), refused to debate over finance and instead attacked Duke of Buckingham, so Charles dissolved them too.
  • Then Charles levied the ‘Forced Loan’ on the gentry.
21
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Why was the five knights case significant?

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The ruling of the court effectively approved royal tyranny and absolutism

22
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How was Charles responsible for religious controversy between 1625 - 29?

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  • Charles appointed controversial, and anti-calvinist, Arminian cleric Richard Montagu as his personal chaplain.
  • Archbishop of Canterbury George Abbot is suspended in 1627 for refusing to approve an arminian sermon.
  • Influential arminian William Laud is appointed to the Privy Council in 1627.
23
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What is the Privy Council?

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The formal body of advisors to the monarch

24
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What was the forced loan?

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Charles

25
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Describe the Five Knights case.

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  • After 76 gentry refused to pay the forced loan, they were imprisoned
  • 5 of these people submitted writs of Habeas Corpus, forcing a court hearing
  • The judges ruled in favour of Charles, but the legality of his actions were deemed to be questionable
26
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How much was raised by the forced loan over a year?

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£250,000

27
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How was the Mansfeld expedition a failure for Charles?

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  • Half the troops under the command of Buckingham died of starvation before they reached the battle.
  • By the time the extent of failure was clear, James had died and Charles had inherited the consequences.
28
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What happened during the attack on Cadiz?

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  • Due to an unclear chain of command, the Spanish fleet were able to escape.
  • The English soldiers had no food or water when they reached land, so broke into farmhouses to drink wine.
  • The Spanish treasure fleet, the motive for the attack, had been forewarned so wasn’t in the area.
29
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How did Charles show his anti-catholic side?

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Joined the thirty years war on the side of the Protestants

30
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Why did the public begin to resent Charles’ foreign policy?

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  • Soldiers were conscripted and billeted in peoples houses, and answered only to martial law not local laws.
  • He appointed the incompetent Duke of Buckingham as commander-in-chief.
31
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What year was the Cadiz expedition?

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1625

32
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In what year did the failed wooing of the Spanish infanta by Buckingham and Charles take place?

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1623

33
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What was the La Rochelle disaster?

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  • Buckingham’s inept diplomacy led to war with France
  • An English army of poor quality attempted to support a protestant rebellion, which failed
  • Half of the english soldiers sent to France died, and Buckingham was blamed directly by the public.
34
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How did Charles subdue the Parliament of 1628?

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Charles demanded that he’d only work with Parliament if they didn’t attack Buckingham.

35
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In what year was the Petition of right issued?

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1628

36
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What was the Petition of right?

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A list of the grievances of Parliament, which Parliament insisted be met before they granted any taxes.

37
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When did Charles consent to the Petition of Right?

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June 1628

38
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When was Buckingham assassinated?

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August 1628

39
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What did Parliament grant the King after he agreed to the Petition of right?

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5 subsides and Tonnage and Poundage

40
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Why did Charles blame parliament for Buckinghams death?

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Because Buckinghams killer said he had been inspired by the remonstrance of Parliament through the petition of right.

41
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When did Parliament issue the three resolutions?

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March 1629

42
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What were the three resolutions?

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  • Parliament denounced Charle arminian advisors
  • Parliament announced that the king levying T+P was unacceptable
  • Those who paid T+P were labeled enemies of the kingdom
43
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What remarkable events happened in Parliament due to the three resolutions?

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  • Charles ordered that Parliament be adjourned before the resolutions were read
  • A group of MP’s held the speaker in his chair until the resolutions were passed, whilst the Kings officials hammered on the locked doors of the Commons.
44
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When did Charles formally dissolve parliament for the start of his personal rule?

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March 1629

45
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Which two ringleader MP’s were responsible for holding the speaker down?

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  • Denzil Holles

- John Eliot

46
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Why was Charles furious at the three resolutions and the subsequent event in Parliament?

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  • He took the petition as an attack on his authority

- Parliament showed disregard for his royal privilege by acting against him rather than serving him

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