was james I a worthy king Flashcards
why was James I chosen as queen elizabeth the first’s successor?
-she had no children
-he was already king of Scotland
-to prevent wars
-he was her family
-he was also Protestant
-he was stuart
who was his mother
when did he become king of Scotland
what other title did he hold
-his mother was mary, queen of Scotland
-he became king of Scotland in 1603
-another title he held was James 6th scotland
what did he believe in and what is it
what book did he authorise
-he believed in divine right of kings : the belief that the king was appointed by god and accountable only to god, hence it was a crime to argue against a king
-he authorised ‘king james’ version of the bible’ in 1611
who plotted against him
who did he marry
who did he end war with
-guy fawkes
-Anne of Denmark
-spain
how did he upset parliament
he preferred to work with personal favs - name one
-his constant need of money + he made little effort to consult with them
-Duke of Buckingham
name negative qualities and actions
-he swears a lot
-he didn’t know how to deal with people
-gave his friends too much power
-he wasted money
-challenged parliament
-he was a coward
what did M.de Fontenay say about him in 1584 and what can u infer from this
-manners are aggressive + very uncivil in : speaking, eating, clothes, games and conversation in the company of women - I can infer that these are bad qualities, as king’s should be the opposite of this
why is the historian gordan Donaldson’s source written about james biased
he is Scottish and james is the king of Scotland
what did a representative of his mother’s at his court say in 1584
-he doesn’t realise his poverty and lack of power
-he is over confident of his strength
-scornful of other princes
-his love of favourites isn’t wise + takes no account of the wishes of his people
what did English historian Laurence Stone say about James in 1972
-as a hated scot, james was suspect to the english from the beginning
-his ungainly presence, mumbling speech and dirty ways didn’t inspire respect
-it’s reported that the king didn’t dismount in order to relieve himself
what did Edwards say about james
-he was lacking in self respect + undignified in appearance
-big head
-slobbering tongue
-padded clothes
-rickety legs
what did Anthony weldon say about james
-spent a lot of money : this bred some clashes with them in parliament
-naturally timid
-tongue too large for his mouth
-legs were weak
-wisest fool
what did sir John oglander say about him
-most cowardly man he knew
-feared mischief
-wore pistol proof padded clothes
name positives
-wasn’t arrogant as he lacked self respect (edwards)
-took care of himself (oglander)
-wise, prepared + innocent (Weldon)
what religion did james grew up as
what did he ban
what did Protestants think of him
-Protestant
-banned catholic fines
-Protestants thought he was being soft on catholics as his mother is catholic
