Timeline Flashcards
Who became King of England in 1603?
King James I
What was the Millenary Petition? When was it published?
A petition made by puritans to give to James in 1603 as he came down through England to London from Scotland. Led to the Hampton Court Conference
What was the Hampton Court Conference? When was it held?
A response to the Millenary Petition, a religious conference where James aimed to settle how the Church was ran in 1604. James was willing to listen to Puritan demands, only clash came when James misunderstood a puritan asking for modified form of episcopacy. Only permanent achievement was the King James Bible (English translation of the Bible)
What is the significance of the Treaty of London? When was it?
Ended war with Spain, cut Crown expenses, 1604
What was the Gunpowder Plot? How did it benefit James?
A supposed Catholic attempt to blow up parliament and kill James in 1605
. Gave James the opportunity to use Catholics as a scapegoat, gain taxes from them, gain support from parliament
What was the Bates’ Case? When did it happen?
The merchant, John Bates, refused to pay import duty on currants and the matter was taken to court, the Crown won, meant that impositions could be extended, 1906
What were Bancroft’s Canons? When were they made?
Church laws that upheld practices which had been condemned by Puritans in the Millenary Petition, persecuted Puritans, a drive for conformity, 1604
When was Cecil appointed Lord Treasurer? What did he do?
1608, he began to make the Great Contract: a contract where the Crown would give up feudal rights of Wardship and Purveyance in return for £200,000 annually from Parliament
What happened in 1610?
The Great Contract failed as both James and Parliament rejected it
Why was the death of Prince Henry mildly significant? When was it?
He was the eldest son of James, Charles had to become king and he hadn’t been raised in the same way Henry had, he wasn’t right to be king, 1612
What was the Cockayne Project? When was it
Cockayne convinced James to allow him a monopoly on pre-dyed cloth to increase English revenue but the Dutch refused to buy it and entered a trade war so English cloth trade was depressed for decades, 1614
What year did it emerge that Buckingham was King James I’s favourite? Why didn’t people like him?
1616, he was Arminian which appeared Catholic and people feared Catholicism, also he had a great influence on James which made people worry that court would become more Catholic
What was the significance of the outbreak of the Thirty Year’s War for England? What year did this happen?
James did not want to involve England as he wanted to be seen as the pragmatic, pacifist king. It also saved money on foreign policy, 1618
Why did people not like it when Buckingham was appointed Lord High Admiral? What year did this happen?
He was so unpopular and this gave him more power and influence over more factors, 1619
What was the significance of James tearing the Protestation out of the Commons Journal? What year did this happen?
James allowed Parliament to talk about foreign policy despite it traditionally being the monarch’s royal prerogative, however when they expressed a want to go to war against Spain (Catholic etc) - James didn’t want to- James decided they were breaching on royal prerogative, they wrote a protestation reaffirming their right to freedom of speech which James tore out of the Commons Journal, 1621
