Charles I

Question 1

Expedition to Cadiz - English soldiers drunk after discovering local vats of wine.

Answer 1

1625

Question 2

Naval expedition failed to reach to reach Spain; dispersed by violent storms in Bay of Biscay.

Answer 2

1626

Question 3

England declare war on France

Answer 3

1627

Question 4

Buckingham led expedition, lands on French Ile de Ré

Answer 4

1627

Question 5

Troops return from La Rochelle without having fired shot

Answer 5

1628

Question 6

James chose Puritan Abbot rather than Arminian Andrewes as Archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 6

1611

Question 7

pro-Arminian William Laud promoted to Bishop of London

Answer 7

1628

Question 8

pro-Arminian William Laud promoted to Archbishop of Canterbury

Answer 8

1633

Question 9

York House Conference

Answer 9

1626

Question 10

Parliament granted customs duties (tonnage and poundage) to Charles for just 1 year rather than customary lifetime grant. Also granted 2 subsidies - inadequate war

Answer 10

1625

Question 11

Vote Charles 5 Subsidies

Answer 11

1628

Question 12

Five Knight’s Case - challenged Charles’s right to collect Forced Loan of 1626/his right imprison them refuse - Lord Chief Justice found in Charles’s favour

Answer 12

1627

Question 13

Petition of Right

Answer 13

1628:

. Arbitrary Imprisonment
. Arbitrary Taxation
. Billeting of Troops
. Martial Law

Question 14

Three Resolutions

Answer 14

1629 -

. Promoted innovation in religion.
. Advised collection of Tonnage and Poundage
. Voluntarily paid customs duties

Question 15

Book of Orders - Justices of the Peace (JPs) - to see that poor relief was effectively administered in the wake of 2 harvests - included a programme for famine relief. Supervision alehouses/repairing roads

. ‘perfect militias’

Answer 15

1631

Question 16

Charles reissued the 1618 Book of Sports encouraging sports on Sundays. Hated by Puritans who were Sabbatarians

Answer 16

1633

Question 17

Bishop William Juxon made Lord Treasurer

Answer 17

1636

Question 18

Charles received first papal nuncio since the Reformation

Answer 18

1636

Question 19

Refused to allow court mourning on the death of Protestant hero, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Answer 19

1632

Question 20

William Prynne, Henry Burton and John Batswicke

Answer 20

1637

Question 21

Charles introduced new Prayer Book in Scotland.

Answer 21

1637

Question 22

Rebel leaders signed National Covenant to oppose it. Then met in Glasgow Assembly and abolished episcopacy in Scotland.

Answer 22

1638

Question 23

First Bishops’ War - showed Charles unable to raise/equip a creditable army without parliamentary sanction

Answer 23

1639

Question 24

Pacification of Berwick - conceded Scots the right to a free church assembly and a free parliament

Answer 24

1639

Question 25

Charles decided rule without parliament | Why was this a reasonable option

Answer 25

1629 Wars with France and Spain soon ber over France (1629)/Spain (1630)

Question 26

Charles money making ventures 1630s

Answer 26

. Increase his income by 50% by 1637 decrease crown debt

Question 27

Financial Expedients

Answer 27

Forest Fines (1634 Onwards), Nuisances, Monopolies, Distraint of Knighthood

Question 28

Ship Money - extended from maritime/coastal counties to all counties . Many of the sheriffs who collected Ship Money for the the King fought for parliament, as did half the towns that contributed most to the tax.

Answer 28

Even though England not at war. Nearly £600,000 raised in first 3 years of widened assessment.

Question 29

Hampden Case

Answer 29

Judge found in Charles favour but only by 7-5 majority.

Question 30

Crown remained under funded in 1630s

Answer 30

Charles did not attempt any real reform of money raising methods.

Question 31

The Short-Parliament - refused to grant any supplies until redress of grievances - Puritans were sympathetic to the Scots rebels.

Answer 31

April-May 1640

Question 32

Second Bishop's War.

Answer 32

August-October 1640. English forces defeated at skirmish near Newcastle.

Question 33

Charles forced to agree to Treaty of Ripon

Answer 33

Scots to be paid £850 each day until settlement is made.

Question 34

Long Parliament

Answer 34

November 1640

Question 35

Charles faced with unanimous opposition gave concessions, last 2 months 1640

Answer 35

. Laud and Strafford impeached as evil counsellors . Monopolists expelled from Commons . Canons 1634 condemned . Petition to Commons that episcopacy should be abolished 'Root and Branch'

Question 36

Charles agreed to Triennial Act - every 3 years as well as an act declaring that the present parliament could only be dissolved with its own consent.

Answer 36

1641

Question 37

Bill of Attainder - Charles swore revenge after signed - London mob

Answer 37

May 1641

Question 38

Courts of Star Chamber and High Commission abolished

Answer 38

1641

Question 39

Grand Remonstrance

Answer 39

Passed 159 to 148 votes.

Question 40

Pym's rumours that Queen was to be charged with high treason

Answer 40

Charles attempts to arrest 5 leaders of the opposition in Parliament

Question 41

King flees to Oxford then York - tries to seize military supplies in Hull - London left for parliamentarians

Answer 41

Feel they should control Army too

Question 42

Nineteen Propositions

Answer 42

June 1642: . All King's counsellors approved by Parliament . Parliament to control militia/troops . Parliament approve those educating the King's children

Question 43

King's response to Nineteen Propositions

Answer 43

'the total subversion of the fundamental laws and excellent constitution of this kingdom'

Question 44

Marstoon Moor

Answer 44

1644 - parliamentary victory

Question 45

Naseby

Answer 45

1645 - parliamentary victory

Question 46

Parliament controlled

Answer 46

London and Southeast plus East Anglia - parliament held wealthier areas - maintain their war efforts over long period - parliament controlled centres of commerce/credit

Question 47

Parliament controlled all 3 arsenals throughout the war | sea ports and navy - benefit from taxes on trade and keep London supplied

Answer 47

Tower of London, Portsmouth and Hull

Question 48

Self-denying Ordinance - all MPs had to resign their commissions in the army Cromwell was exception

Answer 48

1645

Question 49

Parliament signed Solemn League and Covenant with the Scots Covenanter army of 20,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry

Answer 49

1643

Question 50

Charles surrenders to Scots in Newark

Answer 50

1646

Question 51

Second Civil War

Answer 51

1648

Question 52

Colonel Pride purged parliament. Soldiers allow only MPs prepared to put king on trial

Answer 52

December 1648

Question 53

Decided put King on trial - only way stop surge support for the king was to execute him and declare a republic.

Answer 53

January 1649

Question 54

Army owed £3 million in arrears and frightened of 'cavalier' backlash once they are disbanded.

Answer 54

Wanted Act of Oblivion/ Elect a General Council of the Army

Question 55

Denzil Holles issues Declaration of Dislike

Answer 55

Declaring that soldiers petitioning Parliament for redress of grievances were 'enemies of the State.'

Question 56

Heads of the Proposals

Answer 56

Army wanted limit power Parliament as well as King's

Question 57

Army seized king

Answer 57

June 1647

Question 58

Army take control of London

Answer 58

August 1647

Question 59

Agreement of the People

Answer 59

October 1647

Question 60

Putney Debates

Answer 60

October-November 1647

Question 61

Leveller inspired mutinies in the Army

Answer 61

Corkbush Field (November 1647) and Burford (May 1649)

Question 62

Scots hand over king to Parliament - worried about royalist Scots

Answer 62

January 1647