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Politics - Restoration Flashcards

1
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What was the nature of Charles return ?

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Extremely warm and welcoming

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When was the Act of Pardon, Indemnity and Oblivion passed and what did it achieve ?

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August 1660 - excluding all political opponents for regicides

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What was St Paul’s used as during the Interregnum?

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Horse Stables

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What was Verners Uprising?

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Thomas Verner and a group of terrorists took over St Paul’s cathedral had a shot a Royalist

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How was Verner’s Uprising defeated ?

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They had a shoot out with the army and were captured at Halbard Tavern on Threadneedle Street

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When did the Convention Parliament end ?

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December 1660

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When did the Cavalier Parliament first meet?

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April 1660

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When was the Militia Act passed and what did it achieve ?

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1661 - gave the King sole command over the army

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When did the Cavalier Parliament revise the Triennial Act and what did it achieve ?

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1664 - Elections every 3 years

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When was the Corporation Act passed and what did it achieve ?

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1661 - officials had to take Anglican communion

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When was the Licensing Act passed and what did it achieve ?

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1662 - only books licensed by authorities could be published

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Who was the new Bishop of London and later Archbishop of Canterbury?

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Gilbert Sheldon

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What was the objective of The Savoy Conference ?

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To revise the Book of Common Prayer

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When was the Act of Uniformity passed ?

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May 1662

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When was the Elizabeth Prayer Book of 1558 repealed ?

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1650

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16
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How many ministers were ejected in the Great Ejection?

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1800

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What did the Conventicle Act seek to achieve ?

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Destroy puritanism and other dissenting groups by making all congregational meeting outside the Anglican Church banned

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18
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What was the one aspect of the King parliament had control over ?

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Finance

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19
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Why did Charles 2 source of income disappear?

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The Rump Parliament sold off all the Kings lands

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What was the Hearth Tax and when was it introduced?

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November 1661 - tax on each fireplace a household had

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21
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How much was the Hearth Tax expected to raise but how much did it actually raise ?

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£250,000 but it only raised a 1/3 of that

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22
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What political group were the rank and file of the army ?

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Levellers

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What was the significance of Sir Charles Sedley ?

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1663 - A self obsessed man (libertine) who read blasphemous scriptures off a bakery’s balcony to 1000 people

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What were the two things Charles 2 was interested in?

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Prostitution and water sports

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25
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What is the name of Charles 2 baby mama ?

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Lucy Walton

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What is the name of Charles 2 wife called ?

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Catherine a portuguese princess

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27
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Who was the leading royalist in parliament?

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Earl of Clarendon - Sir Edward Hyde

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28
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When did the Great Plague hit London?

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1665

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How many died in the Great Plague ?

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100,000 died a 1/4 of Londons population

30
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When did the Great Fire of London occur ?

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1666

31
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How many houses were destroyed in the Great Fire of London ?

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13,200 and St Pauls

32
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When did the Raid on the Medway occur ?

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1667

33
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Who was to blame for the tragedies between 1665-1667 ?

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Earl of Clarendon - Edward Hyde

34
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When was the CABAL government introduced?

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1667

35
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Who were the five members of the CABAL government?

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Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley and Laudidale

36
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When and why was the alliance with Netherlands and Sweden ?

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1668 - against Catholic King Louis XIV

37
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Who was Louis XIV married to and when ?

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Henrietta - Charles 2 younger sister in 1670

38
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What and when was the Treaty of Dover between Charles 2 and Louis XIV signed ?

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1670 - removal on pressure on English Catholics for £250,000 a year

39
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What was the Declaration of Indulgence and when was it passed?

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1672 - gave Catholics and dissenters more freedom of worship

40
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When did the third Anglo Dutch War begin ?

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1672

41
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What was the Test Act and when was it passed ?

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1673 - officers of the crown had to take a test of Anglican Communion

42
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Who failed the Test Act ?

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James Duke of York and Lord Clifford

43
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When did the CABAL government collapse ?

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1674

44
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Who took over from the CABAL government?

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Thomas Osborne - Lord Danby

45
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When was William of Orange elected in the Duchy of Burgundy ?

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1672

46
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What was the system of patronage ?

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Handing out of titles and money to keep people loyal to Danby and the King

47
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When did James 2 marry Mary of Modena and how old was she ?

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She was 15 and in 1674

48
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What was the Popish Plot ?

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A series of coincidences believed that Jesuit priests and James 2 were conspiring through Edward Colenen ( James’ secretary )

49
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When was the Treaty of Dover revealed ?

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September 1678

50
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When was the Danby Parliament dismissed ?

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January 1979

51
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What did the Exclusion Bill include ?

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James 2 should be excluded from the Crown and Danby was sentenced to death

52
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When was the Earl of Danby executed ?

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26 March 1679

53
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When were the next 3 elections and what were the results of each ( Exclusionist or Royalist )?

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March 1679 - Exclusionist
October 1679 - Exclusionist
October 1680 - Exclusionist

54
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What and when was the Rye House Plot ?

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1683 - A group of Cromwellian soldiers attempted to assassinate Charles 2 and James 2

55
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What happened when it was suspected the Whigs were to do with the Rye House Plot?

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Leading members were arrested and executed

56
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When did the King ignore the Triennial Act ?

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1684

57
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From when to when did Charles 2 personal government last ?

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1681 - 1685

58
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When did Charles 2 die ?

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1685

59
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Who was the oldest illegitimate son of Charles 2 ?

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James Duke of Monmouth (daughter of Lucy Walton)

60
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What group were very fond of James Duke of Monmouth?

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Exclusion Parliament

61
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On what two occasions was James Duke of Monmouth banished to Holland ?

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1679 and 1683

62
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When and where was the Monmouth rebellion defeated ?

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6th July 1683 at Sedgemoor

63
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When was Monmouth beheaded ?

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15th July 1685

64
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When was Monmouth born and where?

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Netherlands 1649

65
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When was the Edict of Nantes was repealed ?

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1685

66
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How many Huguenots fled to England ?

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200,000

67
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When did the Godden VS Hales case happen ?

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1686

68
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What did Godden VS Hales seek to achieve ?

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Army members can become Catholic

69
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When did James 2 create the Declaration of Indulgence?

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1688

70
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How many bishops did not comply with the Declaration of Indulgence?

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7

71
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When did Mary of Modena and James Duke of York have their child ?

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10th June 1688 - James Edward

72
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When did James 2 forfeit the Crown?

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End of 1688 when William of Orange invaded

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