JAMES 1 Flashcards
(27 cards)
what and when was the bates case
refusal to pay new customs duties, 1606
In the book of rates, how many impositions and what year
1400, 1608
terms of the great contract and year
1610, give up some fuedal duties in return for £200,000 yearly income
what was neither side happy with the great contract
JAMES- was giving up £115,000 revenue and wardship was beneficial for patronage
Pariliament- how would the grant be funded, didnt james to not just keep pocketing revenues
when were the years of drift
1612-1618
example of James 1’s bad spending
anti suppers (costing up to £3300), spend and god will send
1606, gives £44,000 to 3 scots even though parl gave him this money to settle debts
when was the sale of baronet introduced and what was it by 1622
1611 for £1095, oversaturated market lead it to be being £220 by 1622
what was the book of bounty and when
1608, surveyed crown lands
when was the addled parliament and what issues did it face
-james wanted subsidies for 30 years war but only gets 2
-turns into an attack on impositions and james dissolves parliament
who was impeached in the 1621 parliament
Lord Chancellor Bacon for bribery
what and when was the subsidy act
1624, parliament grant £300,000 but only to be used of foreign policy
what and when was monopoly act
1624, limit crowns right to grant monopolies to INDIVIUALS
James approach to religion
pro toleration, liked recusancy fines for the financial benefit
what things happened in reaction to the 1605 gunpowder plot
-1606 oath of allegiance to the king over the pope
-recusancy fines raised
-james refuses to exile all catholics, just jesuits
what was Hampton Court and when, Also what petition was it in response to
-millenary petition
-1604
Moderate Puritans sent to meet with James but james takes this as them as asking for frivolous things
-mention of abolition of episcopacy and james said ‘NO BISHOP NO KING’
when and how many in bancrofts canons
1604, 141
Examples of James’ middle man European policy
1608, Joins protestant union of european states
1612 marries off his daughter to german protestant Fredrick
1616 starts considering the Infanta for Charles
what is parliamentary privilege
-freedom from arrest while sitting
-freedom of speech
What and when was Shirley’s case
1604, Shirley arrest for debt, Parliament sent the goverenor of debaters prison to the Tower until Shirley released
What and when was Buckinghamshire Election
1604, Election of Goodwin annulled as he was a debtor
The commons voted to reinstate him but james says this is illegal but eventually compromises and says they should call a new election
Why did parliament fear the 1606 Union of England and Scotland
-feared union commerce would threaten english prosperity
-fear that the king would rewrite laws for this new kingdom (absolutist)
what happened in the 1606 parliament session
had previously been prorogued, called again and the MPs stall the union so he prorogues again
what does James do in 1606 to annoy parliament
He issued a declaration saying he’s ’King of Great Britain France And Ireland’
Parliament see this as stretch of prerogative
