Stuart Britain

Question 1

What was the Great Chain of Being

Answer 1

God
Angels
Royalty
Commoners
Animals
Plants
Inanimate

Question 2

Who were the Yeomen

Answer 2

Independent farmers who owned some of the land they farmed

Question 3

Since when did James I rule Scotland as James VI

Answer 3

1567 at 13 months old

Question 4

How was Scottish politics different to English

Answer 4

Under control of royal councillors and only met a few times a week

Question 5

When did James I die

Answer 5

March 27th 1625

Question 6

How much debt did James I inherit from Elizabeth I

Answer 6

£420,000

Question 7

When did George Villiers become the Duke of Buckingham

Answer 7

1623 after the Madrid trip

Question 8

When did George Villiers begin to rise to power

Answer 8

1615 when he became Gentleman of the Bedchamber, then 1618 when he became an Earl

Question 9

What is a faction

Answer 9

A small group of people who go to court with common interests

Question 10

When was James I’s first parliament dissolved

Answer 10

1610

Question 11

When was James I’s second parliament dissolved

Answer 11

1614 - it only lasted 8 weeks

Question 12

When was James I’s third parliament dissolved

Answer 12

1622

Question 13

What is the ranking of aristocracy

Answer 13

Duke
Marquess
Earl
Viscount
Baron

Question 14

When did Robert Carr (Earl of Somerset) fall from favour

Answer 14

1613 after he was convicted of murder of his wife’s ex husband Thomas Overberry

Question 15

When did the Goodwin Case start

Answer 15

1604

Question 16

How was parliament divided

Answer 16

Commons - Merchants, new money gentry, lawyers

Lords - Great landowners backed by bishops

Question 17

How much had James I’s spending risen compared to Elizabeth’s spending

Answer 17

Elizabeth had spent less that £300,000 a year in peacetime
James’ spending had risen to almost £400,000 a year almost immediately
His spending peaked in 1622 at £522,000 a year

Question 18

What was the difference between the Scots and the English in terms of receiving patronage during the reign of James I

Answer 18

Scots on average received £40,000 a year
English on average received £10,000 a year

Question 19

How much was James I spending on average on royal wardrobe compared to previous monarchs (to show unnecessary spending)

Answer 19

Changed from £10,000 a year to £36,000

Question 20

When was the Bates Case

Answer 20

1606

Question 21

When was the revised Book of Rates introduced under James I

Answer 21

1608

Question 22

When was the Great Contract

Answer 22

1610

Question 23

When was the Book of Bounty introduced under James I

Answer 23

1608

Question 24

When did Lionel Cranfield become Lord Treasurer

Answer 24

1621

Question 25

When was Lionel Cranfield impeached

Answer 25

1624 - and fined £50,000

Question 26

When was the Gunpowder Plot

Answer 26

5th November 1605

Question 27

How was James I raised in terms of religion and what was the main factor of that religion

Answer 27

Presbyterian - under the Scottish Kirk Had no hierarchy unlike the Church of England, instead they had an elected council to run the kirk

Question 28

What was Calvin theology and why was it not favoured by the British monarchs

Answer 28

Had a non-hierarchal ministry that was elected Believed Church and State were separate bodies - wanted cooperation but not control Therefore through this branch of Protestantism it would be difficult for the monarch to control the general population

Question 29

What was the issue of believing predestination

Answer 29

People may not attend church to ensure their relationship with God as their destiny was predetermined, therefore the monarchs wouldnt be able to control the ideas fed to the general public through church teachings

Question 30

How much of the English population were Catholic during the reign of James I

Answer 30

2-5%

Question 31

When was the Oath of Allegiance imposed

Answer 31

1606 - some Catholics still didn't attend church despite this

Question 32

When was the Petition of Religion made

Answer 32

1610

Question 33

What are the dates for the Thirty Years War (beginning and end)

Answer 33

1618-1648

Question 34

When was the Treaty of London signed

Answer 34

1604

Question 35

When did James I send a volunteer force to the Lower Palatinate and how big was the army

Answer 35

1620, 3000 men

Question 36

When was the Madrid Trip

Answer 36

1623

Question 37

When was the Monopoly Act passed

Answer 37

1624

Question 38

When was the Cadíz expedition

Answer 38

November 1625

Question 39

When did Ferdinand II ascend to the Head of State of the Holy Roman Empire

Answer 39

1619

Question 40

What ended the Thirty Years War

Answer 40

Various parties signed a series of treaties called the Peace of Westphalia

Question 41

How long had Spain and England been at war for before the Treaty of London

Answer 41

19 years

Question 42

When was the Millenary Petition

Answer 42

1603 - a petition given to James by Puritan MPs with a list of demands

Question 43

What conference was set up in response to the Millenary Petition

Answer 43

The Hampton Court Conference 1604

Question 44

When was the Five Knights Case

Answer 44

1627

Question 45

What is Martial Law

Answer 45

A military government instead of a civilian government, with the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers

Question 46

When was the Petition of Right presented

Answer 46

1628, Charles' 3rd Parliament

Question 47

When was the Isle de Rhé expedition

Answer 47

1627, lasted 3 months

Question 48

When did Charles' 4th parliament open - his last one before personal rule

Answer 48

23rd January 1629

Question 49

When was Buckingham murdered and by who

Answer 49

23rd August 1628 by solder John Felton

Question 50

When was the Commons Protestation presented

Answer 50

10th March 1629

Question 51

When was Charles' 4th parliament shut down before the period of personal rule

Answer 51

10th March 1629