Parliament

Question 1

When was the first parliament?

Answer 1

March 1604

Question 2

What did James want in P1?

Answer 2

A full union between kingdoms

Question 3

When did they refuse to change the name to ‘Great Britain’?

Answer 3

October 1604

Question 4

How long did James pursue the kingdom?

Answer 4

6 years

Question 5

What was produced at the end of the 1604 session?

Answer 5

The Form of Apology and Satisfaction

Question 6

When was the second session due to meet originally?

Answer 6

5th November 1605

Question 7

Why didn’t P2 meet when it was supposed to?

Answer 7

Gunpowder plot

Question 8

When did P2 resume?

Answer 8

January 1606

Question 9

How much was James given as a peacetime supply?

Answer 9

£400,000

Question 10

What was the main talking point of the final session of the first parliament?

Answer 10

The Great Contract

Question 11

When did James call the ‘Addled Parliament’ and what happened?

Answer 11

1616, it was dissolved

Question 12

Who were the two new favourites between 1610 and 1621?

Answer 12

Robert Carr and George Villiers

Question 13

What was Villiers also known as?

Answer 13

Duke of Buckingham

Question 14

What happened with Carr in 1613?

Answer 14

He was involved in a divorce case where he married the Countess of Essex - her previous partner was impotent

Question 15

What title was Carr given?

Answer 15

Earl of Somerset

Question 16

What caused Carr to be removed from court?

Answer 16

The Overbury Scandal

Question 17

What was the Overbury Scandal?

Answer 17

Sir Thomas Overbury opposed the marriage of Carr - put in the Tower of London and was poisoned in 1613

Question 18

How old was Buckingham when he came to the king’s notice in 1614?

Answer 18

22

Question 19

When was the second Parliament called?

Answer 19

1621

Question 20

How much did the Commons grant as subsides?

Answer 20

£140,000

Question 21

How many monopolies were there by 1621?

Answer 21

100