Key Facts Flashcards
How long had James been King of Scotland before coming king of England?
37 Years
How much was William Palmer was fined in the star chamber for remaining in London without royal permission?
£1000
How much money did Charles need to maintain an overseas army in 1625?
£1,000,0000
Parliaments mistrust for Charles’ foreign policy meant that they only granted him what?
Two subsidies worth £140,000 and years right to collect T and P.
How many gentry imprisoned in the 5 knights case?
76
How many soldiers returned from the la rochelle raids?
2989 out of 7833
From 1624 to 1628 how many people died out of the 50,000 who served in Buckingham’s forces?
1/3
How much debt was Charles in in 1629?
£2 million
Charles household accounted to x% of Charles’ ordinary income? (1628)
40%
When ship money was extended to inland counties in 1635, how much money did it bring in and what was its initial compliance%?
£300,000 p.a with 90% compliance
% Compliance in 1635 to 1638 to 1639?
90% to 80% to 25%
Scottish army v English Army
12000 v 15000
What was the unity of purpose?
The idea that lords and commons were united in their aims:
- To remedy abuses of personal rule
- Revive relationship between king and the country
What was Pym’s ‘additional instruction’ November 1641
The idea to support an army to defeat Irish if the king agreed to appoint councillors approved by parliament
- Vote 151 for and 110 against
What proportion of the ‘royalist’ gentry was Catholic?
1/3
How many times did Charles attend privy council sessions?
3 in June 1630 to 31
How much debt did James inherit?
£300,000
How much did the forced loan bring in?
£240,000 in 1627
How much did ‘Popish soap’ bring in?
£33,000
How much did ‘Forest fines’ bring in?
£38,667
How much did Customs duty bring in?
£270,000 between 1631 to 1635, £425,000
Tithe
parish tax
Prynne’s Pamphlet
Histriomastix 1632
Grand remonstrance (votes)
passed by 159 to 148 votes
didnt go onto a commons sensing a pyrrhic
Give an example of a satire and what was their effect?
The Wren’s nest Nest Defiled attacked episcopacy in 1641. It connected people together to see they were not alone in their opinions
How many titles published in the 1630’s
7700
Bill of attainder (votes)
204 to 59
Exclusion bill for bishops in house of lords petition (signatures)
30,000
Additional instruction (vote)
151 for to 110 against
Root and Branch Petition votes
139 to 108
