Dates: Political Events

Question 1

James VI of Scotland becomes Janes I of England and Ireland on death of Elizabeth I

Answer 1

1603

Question 2

Failure of James’ plan for united England and Scotland

Answer 2

1606

Question 3

Death of Prince Henry

Answer 3

1612

Question 4

Emergence of Buckingham as favourite of James I

Answer 4

1616

Question 5

Lionel Cranfeild appointed lord treasurer

Answer 5

1621

Question 6

James tears Protestation out of Commons Journal

Answer 6

1621

Question 7

Charles I crowned King

Answer 7

1625

Question 8

Give knights case

Answer 8

1627

Question 9

Assassination of Buckingham

Answer 9

1628

Question 10

Petition of Right

Answer 10

1628

Question 11

Trial of Prynne, Burton and Bastwick

Answer 11

1637

Question 12

Hampdens case ends

Answer 12

1638

Question 13

Trial and execution of Wentworth

Answer 13

1641

Question 14

Grand remonstrance

Answer 14

1641

Question 15

Outbreak of first civil war

Answer 15

1642

Question 16

Creation of New Model Army

Answer 16

1644

Question 17

Defeat of Charles I in first civil war

Answer 17

1646

Question 18

Politicisation of New Model Army

Answer 18

1647

Question 19

Defeat of Charles in Second civil war

Answer 19

1648

Question 20

Regicide of Charles I

Answer 20

1649

Question 21

Cromwell leads invasion of Ireland

Answer 21

1649

Question 22

Cromwell leads invasion of Scotland

Answer 22

1650

Question 23

Navigation act

Answer 23

1651

Question 24

Forced Union of England and Scotland

Answer 24

1651

Question 25

Nominated assembly

Answer 25

1653

Question 26

Cromwell made Lord Protector

Answer 26

1653

Question 27

Rule of Major-Generals starts

Answer 27

1655

Question 28

Nayler case

Answer 28

1656

Question 29

Cromwell offered crown

Answer 29

1657

Question 30

Death of Cromwell

Answer 30

1658

Question 31

Restoration of monarchy; Charles II crowned

Answer 31

1660

Question 32

Removal of Clarendon

Answer 32

1667

Question 33

James II becomes king

Answer 33

1685

Question 34

Godden v. Hales

Answer 34

1686

Question 35

Glorious revolution; William of Orange becomes king

Answer 35

1688

Question 36

Bill of Rights

Answer 36

1689

Question 37

Death of Mary

Answer 37

1694

Question 38

Act of Settlement; death of William of Orange

Answer 38

1701

Question 39

Buckinghamshire elections

Answer 39

1604

Question 40

Shirley’s case

Answer 40

1604

Question 41

Failure of great contract

Answer 41

1611

Question 42

James’ first parliament

Answer 42

1604-11 1. Disputes over parliament privilege 2. Union of GB and Scot 3. Great contract

Question 43

Addled parliament

Answer 43

1614 - 1. Impositions 2. Debt at £680,000

Question 44

1621 parliament

Answer 44

1. Attacked Buckingham via monopolies attack | 2. Discussion of Spanish match

Question 45

1624 parliament

Answer 45

MPs refused to pay for war against Spain, smart from James as didn’t want war

Question 46

Charles first parliament

Answer 46

``` 1625 - 1 year T and P Montague royal Chaplin Favour of Buck ```

Question 47

1626 parliament

Answer 47

1. Critics appointed sheriffs 2. Williams arrested for attack on buck 3. Impeachment against buck led Charles to threaten parliament then dissolve

Question 48

Forced loan

Answer 48

1626 - Money without parliament

Question 49

Sun up petition of right

Answer 49

``` 5 subsidies if agreed 1. T and P 2. Billeting 3. Marital law 4. No general right to arrest - Not given royal assent ```

Question 50

3 resolutions

Answer 50

``` 1629 - Held down speaker Was about Arminianism - Holles and valentine arrested - Dissolved then started personal rule ```

Question 51

Dates Charles personal rule were between

Answer 51

29-40

Question 52

Scottish covenanter

Answer 52

1637 - Abolition of Bishops and Prayer book

Question 53

Irish rebellion

Answer 53

1641

Question 54

Short parliament

Answer 54

1640, lasted a month - Dissolved and arrested as they wouldn’t give money

Question 55

Root and branch petition

Answer 55

``` 1640 - London mob, 15,000 puritans - Demanddd end to bishops ```

Question 56

First triennial act under Charles

Answer 56

Feb 41 - Ensured no more personal rule

Question 57

The ‘incident’

Answer 57

Oct 1641 | - royalist plot to kidnap covernaters, lost any support in Scotland

Question 58

Army plot

Answer 58

``` 1641 - Wentworth would bring Irish Catholic army over - Radicalised MPs - Charles wanted an army to crush it ```

Question 59

Grand remonstrance

Answer 59

``` 1641 - List of criticism saying king could not be trusted with army to crush Ireland - 159 to 148 votes ```

Question 60

Militia bill

Answer 60

December 1641 - Would give parliament control of army to crush Ireland

Question 61

What were the two things parliament were divided over by 1641

Answer 61

1. Militia bill (who should have army) 2. Grand remonstrance - This led to 5 members coup which pushed MPs over the edge and into civil war

Question 62

Exclusion bill

Answer 62

Feb 1642 - Removal of bishops passed by lords due to pressure from Mob

Question 63

What were ways the parliament and royal army were raised

Answer 63

Parliament: militia ordinance Charles: commissions of array