T1: James II Flashcards
Louis came to throne
1685
Louis XIV revoked Edict of Nantes
1685
3 questions were put to all JPs about projected repeal of Test and Corporation Acts. based on reactions, some dismissed/replaced
Oct 1687
When did both Houses express their concern at James
- enlarging army
- appointing 80 Catholic officers (against Test Act)
Nov 1685
JII attempted to appeal to the Whigs from…
1686
whole political nation suspicious of JII by…
end of 1687
Monmouth’s Rebellion
Dorset June 1685
James makes attempts at toleration by prerogative powers
1685-7
James makes personal dispensations so Catholics can become officers
1685
JII’s ability to issue dispensations when he wanted to confirmed by Godden vs Hales case
1686
James issued a Declaration of Indulgence
1687
New Ecclesiastical Commission set up (under Dec of I) to act as court for Church affairs
1687
what did JII use the Ecclesiastical Commission for that angered people?
Replace fellows at Magdalene College, Oxford, with Catholics - seemed like attack on Protestantism rather than equality
When did JII renew his Dec of Indulgence?
1688
what did JII order with the renewal of his DofI and what was the consequence?
that the Dec of I be read from pulpit n every parish. 7 Bishops refused and were arrested
