Politics - Restoration Flashcards
What was the nature of Charles return ?
Extremely warm and welcoming
When was the Act of Pardon, Indemnity and Oblivion passed and what did it achieve ?
August 1660 - excluding all political opponents for regicides
What was St Paul’s used as during the Interregnum?
Horse Stables
What was Verners Uprising?
Thomas Verner and a group of terrorists took over St Paul’s cathedral had a shot a Royalist
How was Verner’s Uprising defeated ?
They had a shoot out with the army and were captured at Halbard Tavern on Threadneedle Street
When did the Convention Parliament end ?
December 1660
When did the Cavalier Parliament first meet?
April 1660
When was the Militia Act passed and what did it achieve ?
1661 - gave the King sole command over the army
When did the Cavalier Parliament revise the Triennial Act and what did it achieve ?
1664 - Elections every 3 years
When was the Corporation Act passed and what did it achieve ?
1661 - officials had to take Anglican communion
When was the Licensing Act passed and what did it achieve ?
1662 - only books licensed by authorities could be published
Who was the new Bishop of London and later Archbishop of Canterbury?
Gilbert Sheldon
What was the objective of The Savoy Conference ?
To revise the Book of Common Prayer
When was the Act of Uniformity passed ?
May 1662
When was the Elizabeth Prayer Book of 1558 repealed ?
1650
How many ministers were ejected in the Great Ejection?
1800
What did the Conventicle Act seek to achieve ?
Destroy puritanism and other dissenting groups by making all congregational meeting outside the Anglican Church banned
What was the one aspect of the King parliament had control over ?
Finance
Why did Charles 2 source of income disappear?
The Rump Parliament sold off all the Kings lands
What was the Hearth Tax and when was it introduced?
November 1661 - tax on each fireplace a household had
How much was the Hearth Tax expected to raise but how much did it actually raise ?
£250,000 but it only raised a 1/3 of that
What political group were the rank and file of the army ?
Levellers
What was the significance of Sir Charles Sedley ?
1663 - A self obsessed man (libertine) who read blasphemous scriptures off a bakery’s balcony to 1000 people
What were the two things Charles 2 was interested in?
Prostitution and water sports
What is the name of Charles 2 baby mama ?
Lucy Walton
What is the name of Charles 2 wife called ?
Catherine a portuguese princess
Who was the leading royalist in parliament?
Earl of Clarendon - Sir Edward Hyde
When did the Great Plague hit London?
1665
How many died in the Great Plague ?
100,000 died a 1/4 of Londons population
When did the Great Fire of London occur ?
1666
How many houses were destroyed in the Great Fire of London ?
13,200 and St Pauls
When did the Raid on the Medway occur ?
1667
Who was to blame for the tragedies between 1665-1667 ?
Earl of Clarendon - Edward Hyde
When was the CABAL government introduced?
1667
Who were the five members of the CABAL government?
Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley and Laudidale
When and why was the alliance with Netherlands and Sweden ?
1668 - against Catholic King Louis XIV
Who was Louis XIV married to and when ?
Henrietta - Charles 2 younger sister in 1670
What and when was the Treaty of Dover between Charles 2 and Louis XIV signed ?
1670 - removal on pressure on English Catholics for £250,000 a year
What was the Declaration of Indulgence and when was it passed?
1672 - gave Catholics and dissenters more freedom of worship
When did the third Anglo Dutch War begin ?
1672
What was the Test Act and when was it passed ?
1673 - officers of the crown had to take a test of Anglican Communion
Who failed the Test Act ?
James Duke of York and Lord Clifford
When did the CABAL government collapse ?
1674
Who took over from the CABAL government?
Thomas Osborne - Lord Danby
When was William of Orange elected in the Duchy of Burgundy ?
1672
What was the system of patronage ?
Handing out of titles and money to keep people loyal to Danby and the King
When did James 2 marry Mary of Modena and how old was she ?
She was 15 and in 1674
What was the Popish Plot ?
A series of coincidences believed that Jesuit priests and James 2 were conspiring through Edward Colenen ( James’ secretary )
When was the Treaty of Dover revealed ?
September 1678
When was the Danby Parliament dismissed ?
January 1979
What did the Exclusion Bill include ?
James 2 should be excluded from the Crown and Danby was sentenced to death
When was the Earl of Danby executed ?
26 March 1679
When were the next 3 elections and what were the results of each ( Exclusionist or Royalist )?
March 1679 - Exclusionist
October 1679 - Exclusionist
October 1680 - Exclusionist
What and when was the Rye House Plot ?
1683 - A group of Cromwellian soldiers attempted to assassinate Charles 2 and James 2
What happened when it was suspected the Whigs were to do with the Rye House Plot?
Leading members were arrested and executed
When did the King ignore the Triennial Act ?
1684
From when to when did Charles 2 personal government last ?
1681 - 1685
When did Charles 2 die ?
1685
Who was the oldest illegitimate son of Charles 2 ?
James Duke of Monmouth (daughter of Lucy Walton)
What group were very fond of James Duke of Monmouth?
Exclusion Parliament
On what two occasions was James Duke of Monmouth banished to Holland ?
1679 and 1683
When and where was the Monmouth rebellion defeated ?
6th July 1683 at Sedgemoor
When was Monmouth beheaded ?
15th July 1685
When was Monmouth born and where?
Netherlands 1649
When was the Edict of Nantes was repealed ?
1685
How many Huguenots fled to England ?
200,000
When did the Godden VS Hales case happen ?
1686
What did Godden VS Hales seek to achieve ?
Army members can become Catholic
When did James 2 create the Declaration of Indulgence?
1688
How many bishops did not comply with the Declaration of Indulgence?
7
When did Mary of Modena and James Duke of York have their child ?
10th June 1688 - James Edward
When did James 2 forfeit the Crown?
End of 1688 when William of Orange invaded
