The 1603 Union and the Covenanters (1) Flashcards
Give 4 consequences of the regal union
- Reduced access to the monarch - less consultation of Scotland
- Fewer meetings of Parliament
- Bishops reinstated to manage the Church (voting in parliament by 1609)
- Lords of the Articles Committee - control the agenda of parliament
How many times did James return to Scotland and who ran parliament for him?
Once - Commissioners
When were the Articles of Perth introduced and what was their effect?
1618 - changed worship practices
What were the 1633 petitions?
Charles suppressed the petitions to express grievances
What happened in September-October 1637
Large scale petitioning campaign against a new prayer book presented with huge crowds in Edinburgh. Charles got the Bishops to reform the Scottish liturgy by making it more like the English one
When did Charles declare petitions seditious?
1638
What did the National Covenant do and what did their conditional loyalty result in?
Swore to resist against the King’s prayer book
Made loyalty to the King on the condition that he preserved the laws of the Kingdom and protected it; this conditional loyalty enabled a successful armed rebellion against the King in the Bishops’ Wars (1639-40).
When was the Treaty of London and what did it state?
1640 - Charles agreed to abolish episcopacy (government of a Church by Bishops) in Scotland
When did Charles accept limitations to his powers and give an example
1640-41
Parliament had to advise the King on state appointments
Why did the War of the 3 Kingdoms occur?
Because Scotland destabilised the Monarchy, triggering revolts in Ireland and a Civil War in England
What did rebels in England favour and what alliance did they form with Scotland?
A Presbyterian (government of elected representatives) Church
Solemn League and Covenant
Why did religious problems arise in England and Scotland in this period?
Some in Scotland supported the idea of bishops and in England many supported the current Church
