James 30 Markers Flashcards
(27 cards)
How serious were James financial problems? Expenditure and debt
- Elizabeths debt
- great contract (failure)
- household expenditure roles from 64,000 to 114,000 by 1610
-cockayne project (failure)
How serious were James financial problems? Impact on relationship with parliament
- spending on favourites (parliament distrust and 3 Scot favourites)
- James extravagance (inflation was at 50%)
- ## ante suppers (£3200)
How serious were James financial problems? Impacts on Policies
- trip to Madrid (costed 120,000)
- Treaty of London 1604
How successfully did James I deal with the Puritans? Political issues
- motague controversy 1625 (dislike of puritans)
- Bancroft canons 1604 (puritan resistance in parliament)
How successfully did James 1 deal with the puritans? Religious issues
- millenary petition 1603 (puritans wanted catholic elements of prayer book removed)
- Hampton court conference 1604 (minor changes made)
- book of sports controversy 1618 (James refused puritans ideas)
How successfully did James 1 deal with the puritans? Foreign policy issues
- Spanish match 1614 (confrontation between James and puritans over his attempts)
- declaration against preachers 1622 (designed to prevent puritan attacks)
‘Puritans not catholics posed the greatest threat to the reign of James.’ Puritans direct threat
- bancrofts canons 1604 (provoked puritans)
- declaration against preachers 1622 (provoked puritans)
- Hampton court conference 1604 + book of sports 1618 ( puritans challenged James I religious settlement)
- montague controversy 1625 (puritans challenged Arminianism)
‘Puritans not catholics posed the greatest threat to the reign of James.’ Catholics direct threat
- main, bye and gunpowder plots ( catholics threatened James life)
- James executed no catholics after 1619 ( catholic threat lessened)
‘Puritans not catholics posed the greatest threat to the reign of James.’ Catholics indirect threat
- Spanish matches ( James foreign policy favoured Catholics which angered parliament)
- Buckingham arranged for Charles to marry Henrietta Maria in secret ( promoted secret contract with catholic french
How successfully did james I manage religious problems that he faced? Radicals/Challenges to his authority
-puritans- Bancroft cannons, declaration against preachers ( less successful over time)
-catholics- gunpowder plot 1605, rise in Catholicism (there was peace over time)
-arminians- montague controversy 1625
How successfully did james I manage religious problems that he faced? Conformity and how to support it
- millenary petition, Hampton court conference and book of sports (determined to protect prayer book)
- King James Bible 1611 ( protection from puritan attacks
- Spanish match 1621 (James failed to protect faith from challenges to it)
How successfully did james I manage religious problems that he faced? Foreign policy
- daughters marriage , averted war between Sweden and Denmark ( protecting Protestants)
- Spanish match 1614-21 (catholic support
- thirty years war ( didn’t help Elizabeth and Fredrick therefore didn’t stand by Protestants)
‘Asses the reasons why FP caused disputed between Jame I and his parliaments” Catholicism
- James reaction to plots (parliament getting suspicious of his catholic views)
- Spanish match ( parliament was anti catholic)
- marriage with french ( made Charles reign difficult as parl disagreed)
‘Asses the reasons why FP caused disputed between Jame I and his parliaments” James’ approach
- julich cleves dispute 1614 (parliament not happy as energy could be used elsewhere)
-averting war between Sweden and Denmark (parliament were underwhelmed and wanted more active military FP)
‘Asses the reasons why FP caused disputed between Jame I and his parliaments” finances
- Mansfield and Cadiz expeditions ( funding allocated led to conflict)
- rescuing Elizabeth and Fredrick ( James needed 1 mill parl gave 1/4 of that)
How successful was James’ FP? Anti catholic
- Spanish match (was rejected because catholic legislation was not relaxed)
- marriage contract w french
- Cadiz expedition ( endorsing attack against spain means anti catholic)
How successful was James’ FP? Pro protestant
- marriage of Fredrick and Elizabeth
- aiding Dutch
- Mansfield expedition
How successful was James’ FP? Rex Pacificus
- treaty of London
-averting war between Sweden and Denmark - julich cleves dispute
How serious were disputes between James I and his parliaments? Religion
- catholic - gunpowder plot, oath of allegiance, Spanish match
How serious were disputes between James I and his parliaments? Finances and favourites
- Buckingham (influenced many decisions that parl disliked)
- hofc impeached cranfield ( he actually helped with finances)
- finances ( James excessive spending leading to distrust)
“It was James not parliament who was most responsible for the disputes between them” James fault
- Spanish match ( James took divine right seriously)
- subsidies ( parl stopped giving James money because of his irresponsibility)
- plots (james didn’t listen and was very reluctant, also because of divine right)
How serious were disputes between James I and his parliaments? Foreign policy
- marriage of eliz and Fred ( James lectured them for 2 hours on divine right)
- Spanish match 1614 (parl dislike Catholics)
- Mansfield expedition (was urged by HofC but gave Jame limited funds - attack on divine right)
“It was James not parliament who was most responsible for the disputes between them” Parliaments fault
- great contract and impeachment of cranfield (wanted James to stay financially unstable)
- parliament refused to give James enough money for a standing army
- inflation running at 50%, subsidy fell from 137,000 to 72,000
“It was James not parliament who was most responsible for the disputes between them” contextual factors
- James had a large family to provide for ( prince henrys funeral and Elizabeth’s wedding 116,000 all together
- Elizabeth had left significant problems
- cost of majesty and diplomacy ( antesuppers, wardrobe costs £36,000)
