Parliament Issues 1614-20 Flashcards
In 1614 the addled parliament met. What did they accuse James of using to get MPs to be friendly to the royal court? What did James need money on? What did Parliament focus on? What did Bishop Neile of Lincoln do and what did Parliament do in return? When was Parliament shut down?
They accused James of using ‘undertakers.’
Money was needed for Henry’s funeral, (1612), and Elizabeth’s wedding.
Parliament continued to hammer on about impositions.
Bishop Neile of Lincoln sent an angry letter to House of Commons and they replied with an angry letter back. No subsidies were voted and in June 1614 the rotten parliament was shut down.
Robert C…., Earl of …., had an affair with Lady E…., and wanted to marry her when she divorced the …. of Essex. Sir Thomas ….. tried to convince him not to, so James offered an abroad …… before resorting to sending him to the …. in 16… on poor charges. In 1615, Carr’s new wife sent poisoned … to the Tower and James pardoned them on murder charges. However, Carr lost popularity as he was replaced by Villiers, and the court and James lost public respect.
Carr, Rochester, Essex, Earl, Overbury, ambassadorship, Tower, 1615, pie.
What was George Villier’s main role and when did he become Duke of Buckingham?
He was the only one to offer patronage, what did this involve?
He sold titles of honour and knighthoods. How much did knighthoods fall in value to, alongside baronets? Who was upset?
Why was his foreign policy criticised?
Villers, Chief Minister 1618-28.
1623.
Peerage, titles, and pensions.
Knighthoods fell to £30 and baronets fell to £1600. Nobility and gentry were upset as their titles were devalued and sold to lower people.
Buckingham had no fixed values, initially being all for a peaceful policy with Spain.
Factions.
Who were the Howards led by and what were their principles?
Who were the Anti-Howards including in their faction? What were their intentions regarding James’ pro Spanish policy? Who did they push forward? By … he had a very strong influence with James, but misused h….rs.
Howards: pro Spanish Catholics led by Earl of Northampton.
- Anti-Howards included Archbishop of Canterbury, Abbott, to stop pro-Spanish foreign policy. In 1615 Buckingham was pushed forward to gain the faction power. By 1618 his influence was clear.
He misused honour’s.
In 1618 the Howards were removed from power.
Describe the Cockayne project, 1615-17?
Alderman Cockayne suggested sending finished cloth to North Europe to save money and raise revenue. The Merchant Adventurers’ would lose their monopoly to the King’s Merchant Adventurers, their license to sell goods, with a £10,000 loan to sell. They lacked money to buy wool, couldn’t make the cloth, and lacked contacts to sell. By 1618 the cloth industry collapsed, harming sheep shearers and weavers. The Merchant Adventurers’ had to pay £10,000 and the cloth production never hit its peak at 1614 again. Loans to the crown from the city dried up with trust of companies such as the East India company of James.
