Life in Stuart Britain Flashcards
1
Q
What was England’s main export?
A
Cloth
2
Q
Where did majority of the public live?
A
In the countryside.
3
Q
What percentage of people could vote?
A
About 1% of the population
4
Q
What was a political nation?
A
People who had an interest in politics and what happened in Parliament?
5
Q
What religious problems did James face?
A
-Catholic plots and rebels
-Ireland is Catholic, England is Protestant and Scotland is Presbyterian
6
Q
Who was England at war with when James took over?
A
Spain
7
Q
What were Parliamentary Privileges?
A
The right to free speech, freedom from arrest as a sitting MP and the right to free elections.
