Politics - Charles 1

Question 1

What was the initial role of the Duke of Buckingham?

Answer 1

Cup-Bearer for James 1

Question 2

Where did James 1 meet the Duke of Buckingham?

Answer 2

At a masque dance

Question 3

When did the Duke of Buckingham gain his title?

Answer 3

1620

Question 4

What are two qualities of young Charles 1?

Answer 4

Weak and artsy

Question 5

What is the story of The Infanta?

Answer 5

Charles and The Duke of Buckingham set off to Spain in 1623 to find Charles a spanish wife ( The Infanta ) to solve the 30 Years War

Question 6

How did Charles 1 meet his wife?

Answer 6

The Duke of Buckingham went to Paris and recruited a 15yr old Henrietta Maria

Question 7

What month year did James 1 die and Charles 1 become King?

Answer 7

March 1625

Question 8

What year was it when Charles 1 became King?

Answer 8

1625

Question 9

What did the Duke of Buckingham do in 1624?

Answer 9

1624 - Attacked La Rochelle in support of French Huguenots

Question 10

What was tonnage and poundage?

Answer 10

A tax imposed on every tun of imported wine and on every pound of exported merchandise

Question 11

What was different about how long could Charles 1 claim tonnage and poundage?

Answer 11

He could only claim it for the first year when every other King could claim it for life

Question 12

What was the Attack on Cadiz?

Answer 12

An attack on Spain by the Duke of Buckingham in October 1625 costing the Exchequer £250,000

Question 13

Why was Parliament dissolved in 1626?

Answer 13

Buckingham was spending too much so they tried to impeach him so Charles dissolved it

Question 14

What were forced loans?

Answer 14

Charles 1 wanted a forced loan from all tax payers through royal prerogative and refusal was punishable by imprisonment or conscription

Question 15

What was the 5 Knights Case?

Answer 15

In March 1627 five knights were arrested for refusal to pay forced loans so in November 1627 they appealed using common law and were later freed under the Petition of Right

Question 16

What is Common Law with an example of a court?

Answer 16

Ordinary people have basic rights that cannot be taken away
Court - The Court of the Kings Bench

Question 17

What is Prerogative Law with an example of a court?

Answer 17

The King is able to do what he likes because he is the King
Court - Court of the Star Chamber

Question 18

What is billeting?

Answer 18

Soldiers are allowed to ransack your houses and take free lodging

Question 19

When did William Laud become Bishop of London?

Answer 19

1628

Question 20

When did William Laud become Archbishop of Canterbury?

Answer 20

1632

Question 21

What religion was William Laud?

Answer 21

Arminian

Question 22

What were the three resolutions?

Answer 22

Denzel Holles and Sir John Eliot passed them against arminianism and made MPs look bad in the eyes of the public

Question 23

When was the Treaty of Susa with France signed?

Answer 23

April 1629

Question 24

When was the Treaty of Madrid signed with Spain?

Answer 24

November 1630

Question 25

After the Treaties of Madrid and Susa what was the reduction in war spending?

Answer 25

£500,000 (1625-29) to £70,000 (1630s)

Question 26

When did monopoly licenses begin being sold?

Answer 26

1634

Question 27

What were monopoly licenses?

Answer 27

Charles 1 sold them to companies to make them the sole seller of a product such as soap however they were unpopular as many of the firms were Catholic

Question 28

What was the Distraint of Knighthood?

Answer 28

Knights were fined for not turning up to the Kings coronation so by 1625 9,000 were fined £40 a year (not a lot )

Question 29

What were Wards of Court?

Answer 29

Rich orphans that were being looked after had their inheritance stolen from them by Charles

Question 30

What was Ship Money ?

Answer 30

A tax that was previously paid by coastal towns but now by the whole country to prevent pirates and raiders

Question 31

What was different about how often ship money was being collected under Charles 1?

Answer 31

Normally once or twice per reign but Charles was collecting it annually

Question 32

How much did Ship Money bring in annually?

Answer 32

£200,000

Question 33

What did the Pope do in 1635?

Answer 33

The Pope sent a Catholic ambassador in 1635 putting the Catholic Church “back in play “

Question 34

What was the Providence Island Shipping Company?

Answer 34

A group of Puritanical gentry that refused to pay ship money

Question 35

Who refused to pay Ship Money in 1637 and 1638? (3 people)

Answer 35

The Providence Island Shipping Company, Earl of Warwick John Pym, Duke of Bedford John Hampden

Question 36

Who and how did Laud punish those who did a comedy sketch of the Church? (3 people)

Answer 36

Henry Burton, John Bastwick, William Prynne had their ears cut off and were branded on the cheek and imprisoned

Question 37

What was the yield of Ship Money by 1639?

Answer 37

20% of the expected yield

Question 38

When was the only time Charles 1 visited Scotland?

Answer 38

1633

Question 39

When did Laud introduce the Book of Canons into Scotland?

Answer 39

1637

Question 40

What was the primary religion of Scotland?

Answer 40

Presbyterian

Question 41

When was the first Bishops war and who won?

Answer 41

1639 the Scottish won

Question 42

How large were the armies of the Scottish and English in the First Bishops War and the quality of each?

Answer 42

12,000 Scottish mercenaries and 20,000 English exiles

Question 43

When was the Short Parliament called?

Answer 43

April 1640

Question 44

Why was the Short Parliament called?

Answer 44

Charles needed an army and money

Question 45

Why was the Short Parliament dissolved?

Answer 45

There were many petitions against aspects of Charles 1 personal rule

Question 46

When did the Scottish attack Newcastle?

Answer 46

20 August 1640

Question 47

What was Newcastle famous for?

Answer 47

Coal used in naval weapons and fuel

Question 48

When was the Battle of Newburn and who won?

Answer 48

28 August 1640 the Scot’s won

Question 49

What was the response to the Battle of Newburn?

Answer 49

Viscount Conway fled to Durham and Charles 1 called upon the Great Council of Peers

Question 50

When was the Great Council of Peers called?

Answer 50

24 September 1640

Question 51

What was the treaty Charles formed with Scotland?

Answer 51

Treaty of Ripon - £850 a day to the Scots while they occupied Newcastle

Question 52

When was the Treaty with the Scots signed under the encouragement of the Great Council of Peers at York?

Answer 52

14 October 1640

Question 53

When was the Long Parliament called and how long did it last?

Answer 53

November 1640 and it lasted 20 years

Question 54

What was Pyms Junta? (3 Bullet Points)

Answer 54

•Stopped the King raising money without Parliamentary approval •Attacked Laud and Wentworth •Passed the Triennial Act

Question 55

What was the Triennial Act and when was it passed?

Answer 55

February 1641 and the King had to call a new Parliament every 3 years

Question 56

When was Wentworth beheaded?

Answer 56

May 1641

Question 57

Why could Charles 1 not dissolve the Long Parliament?

Answer 57

Pym passed an Act preventing the dissolution of Parliament without its own consent

Question 58

What did Pyms 10 Propositions seek to achieve?

Answer 58

Make parliament more powerful

Question 59

Who began to lead Constitutional Royalists?

Answer 59

Edward Hyde

Question 60

When was the Irish Rebellion?

Answer 60

1641

Question 61

When was the Grand Remonstrance to the King sent and what did it ask?

Answer 61

22 November 1641 and it asked for Parliament to be able to appoint the army leader

Question 62

When did Charles 1 ask the House of Lords to impeach the opposition leaders?

Answer 62

3 January 1642

Question 63

When did Charles arrest leading opposition members?

Answer 63

4 January 1642

Question 64

How many soldiers did Charles 1 bring with him to arrest leading members of the opposition?

Answer 64

300 Soldiers

Question 65

How many leading members of the opposition did Charles try to arrest? ( and 2 of their names )

Answer 65

5 including Pym and Hampden

Question 66

What were the 19 Propositions and when were they ordered?

Answer 66

June 1642 - Propositions to the King including control of the Kings children’s education

Question 67

When did the King flee London and go to Hampden Court?

Answer 67

10 January 1642

Question 68

When was the first English Civil War?

Answer 68

1642-1646

Question 69

What was the army system Parliament used?

Answer 69

The New Model Army

Question 70

When was Charles 1 executed?

Answer 70

1649

Question 71

What did the Duke of Buckingham do in 1625?

Answer 71

1625 - Mansfield Expedition, Wimbledon Expedition on Cadiz, attacked Spanish treasure ships