Opposition in Scotland and Ireland during the Personal Rule Flashcards
Scotland and how Charles ignored it
Charles only returned fro his Scottish coronation in 1633. Charles was out of touch with Scottish affairs
Causes of opposition in Scotland
• Revocation At of 1625
Charles had already created resentment in 1625 when he passed the Revocation Act, effectively nullifying the claims of Scottish nobles to disputed lands
Causes of opposition in Scotland
• Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation in Scotland had gone further than it had in England, and the national church was based on a Presbyterian structure
Causes of opposition in Scotland
• Book of Canons 1636
Charles issued a Book of Canons in 1636, which included instructions as to how clergy should lay out their churches and introduced a number of practices associated with the Church of England
Causes of opposition in Scotland
• Imposing English Prayer Book
In 1637, Charles issued the English Prayer Book to Scottish churches. When the book was first read in St Giles Cathedral, a riot broke out
How did the National Covenant come about?
In 1638, the Scottish clergy and nobility drew up a National Covenant to defend their religious rights.
When did Wentworth took up his role in Ireland?
In 1632, Wentworth became Lord Deputy of Ireland
Irish Parliament and subsidies
Through close supervision, Wentworth persuaded the Irish parliament to grant a total of ten subsidies
The impact of the Book of Rates
The Book of Rates doubles incomes from customs duties. All of this revenue went directly to the English government.
Why did Irish Protestant settlers resented Wentworth?
• Arminianism
As Protestants, they resisted the high church Arminianism associated with Charles and Laud
Why was the Irish Catholics aggrieve?
• Plantation
They opposed Wentworth’s policy of settling English and Scottish Protestants on land that once belonged to them
