James I Flashcards
What do Whig historians consider James I’s importance?
They believe that it was the first step in the constitutional conflict between crown and parliament
What was Parliament’s role in 1603?
1) To supply the king I.e. Taxes
2) to approve legislation
What did Notestein write about parliament in James’ reign?
That it had ‘begun to win the initiative’
Name 2 quotes from the 1604 Form of Apology
1) The voice of the people is said to be the voice of God
2) The Princes prerogatives do Daily grow
How was the Form of Apology written?
Seventy members of a committee
Why did it not go to James?
It was stopped by MP’s who thought it to be too aggressive
Name 2 unsuccessful parliaments of James reign
The addled parliament and the 1621 Parliament
What is the revisionist thought of James I?
James and his parliaments had a good working relationship
Note 3 Revisionist quotes on James I reign
Durston: “James had little day to day need of Parliament”
Russell: “Parliament was an event, not an institution.”
Durston: MP’s were privy councillor dupes
What evidence do revisionist have of their description of James I?
1) James and Parliament worked together on the Monopoly Act
2) There were a large number of statutes made between 1603-1611
3) The practice of impeachment was used in Elizabethan times, and was nothing new
What differance was there between power between 1603 and 1625
Very little
What was James’ opinion on Divine Right?
“Even by God himself, Kings are called Gods.”
