Chapter 5: The role of Charles's advisors Flashcards
who did Charles pick as Archbishop of Canterbury
William Laud
what did Laud believe in and who was he similar to
- Laud was authoritarian
- believed strongly in the divine rights of Kings, much like Charles
what did Laud encourage Charles’s in
encouraged Charles towards religious uniformity
what project did Laud oversee
oversaw the project of the ‘beauty of holiness’
what did the project of the ‘beauty of holiness’ consist off
- returning organs to churches
- putting in stained glass windows
- placing statutes in churches
- ensured that hymns were to be sung
- Book of Common Prayer was to be enforced
what were the public reactions to these reforms
mixed but many happily accepted the reforms and even encouraged them, but Lauds reforms did also cause resentment and opposition
what happened in Norwich 1642
a crowd of people gathered to prevent the parliament from destroying an organ from the church
why was there resentment and opposition against Lauds reforms
- Church taxes were levied for the new additions to churches
- outspoken puritans caused trouble for Charles and Laud
example of outspoken puritans causing trouble for Charles and Laud
1637, three puritans who had spoken out against the regime were punished in the star chamber, as Laud acting as Chief Judge
what happened to William Prynne
William Prynne was mutilated and imprisoned for life for writing a book which claimed stage plays and theatre to be ungodly
what happened to the victims (the three puritans and Prynne)
soon released when the long parliament met
what figure may have encouraged bad relations between parliament and crown
Buckingham
what expedition did Buckingham lead that failed miserably
expedition to La Rochelle
consequence of failure of La Rochelle
- caused fury from parliament
- reluctance to allow the King to collect further subsides
what may have been a consequent from Buckinghams advice given to the King
the Petition of Right
