Personal Rule and The Failures (1629-40)

Question 1

When was the Treaty of Madrid signed

Answer 1

1630

Question 2

What did the Treaty Of Madrid do

Answer 2

Ended hostilities with Spain

Question 3

What was the annual war spending of England from 1625-29

Answer 3

500,000

Question 4

What was the annual was spending of England in the 1630’s

Answer 4

70,000

Question 5

What did Charles do to crown lands and Tonnage and Poundage

Answer 5

Reorganised crown land management and added new impositions to collection of Tonnage and Poundage

Revival of feudal payments such as monopiles and building fines

Question 6

What was the soap production patent issued

Answer 6

1634

Question 7

What did Charles I claim the soap patent would do

Answer 7

Improve the quality and supply

Question 8

Why had the soap monopoly become public debate in 1641

Answer 8

People being driven out of business

Question 9

Why had the soap prices been raised in 1641

Answer 9

To benefit the monarchs revenue

Question 10

What is Ship Money

Answer 10

A tax used for the upkeep of the navy

Question 11

What parts of the country was usually affected by Ship Money

Answer 11

Counties in the coast.

Question 12

At what quantity did monarchs usually us ethe Ship Money tax

Answer 12

Once or twice during their entire reign

Question 13

What was controversial about Charles I usage of the Ship Money tax

Answer 13

He made it annual and presented towards inland counties

Question 14

How was the Ship Money tax used in 1634 levy

Answer 14

Was used normally

Question 15

How was the Ship Money levy used in 1635

Answer 15

Was repeated and was sent to inland counties

Question 16

How was the Ship Money levy used in 1636

Answer 16

Became an annual tax

Question 17

What was the capability of the Ship Money levy

Answer 17

£200,000 a year to the Exchequer

Capable of being a regular income source independent from parliament

Question 18

Why was the extending of the Ship Money levy to the mainland counties controversial

Answer 18

Due to usually only being extended to coastal counties

Should not generally apply to the mainland counties who are not close to the cost

Question 19

What was the distrait of knighthood

Answer 19

Any land worth over £40 per annum were expected to be knighted by the monarchy

If they failed to present themselves at Charles’ coronation, they were fined

Question 20

How many people were fined due to the distraint of knighthood

Answer 20

9,000+

Question 21

Who were the two administrators appointed to the Privy Council by Charles I

Answer 21

William Laud and Thomas Wentworth

Question 22

When was Laud appointed Archbishop Of Canterbury

Answer 22

1633

Question 23

What three positions did Wentworth achieve

Answer 23

Lord Strafford, President Of The Council Of The North and Lord Deputy Of Ireland

Question 24

When was Wentworth appointed President Of The Council Of The North

Answer 24

1628

Question 25

When was Wentworth appointed Lord Deputy Of Ireland

Answer 25

1632

Question 26

What did the promotion of Arminians in the Church Of England bring about

Answer 26

New insistence of control on the clergy by bishops and the laity

Question 27

What is a Puritan

Answer 27

A Protestant who believes that the Reformation Of The Church by Elizabeth I did not go far enough Sought to simplify worship and purify the Church

Question 28

What did Charles and Laud demand in the Church

Answer 28

Adherence to rules and the Puritan emphasis on individual prayer and preaching

Question 29

What happened to ministers who did not adhere to these rules

Answer 29

They were brought to courts of the High Commission and were deprived of their livings

Question 30

What Puritan practice was prohibited in the 1630's

Answer 30

The practice of Puritan gentry gentry buying the right to appoint a local minister The right to collect tithes that formed a ministers salary

Question 31

What were the roles of the Feoffees

Answer 31

Organised the practice to ensure the appointment of Puritan clergy, were forced to disband

Question 32

How did the queens influence grow within England

Answer 32

Maintained her own Catholic court and clergy Encouraged others, such as the royal children to participate in Catholic worship

Question 33

Who did Charles I welcome into his court in 1635

Answer 33

Ambassador from the Pope

Question 34

How did Charles I and the Pope's ambassador develop a good relationship

Answer 34

Interests in art and royal imagery

Question 35

When was the first attempts at organised resistance

Answer 35

1636

Question 36

Who were the leaders of the established resistance

Answer 36

John Pym, Earl Of Warwick, Duke Of Bedford, Lord Saye and Sele

Question 37

Where did the contacts of the resistance stretch to

Answer 37

East Anglia, Oliver St. John John Hampden

Question 38

What did Hampden refuse to do in 1636

Answer 38

Refused to pay his Ship Money

Question 39

What was Charles I response to John Hampdens refusal

Answer 39

Initiated a legal challenge, which was used as a test in 1637

Question 40

What was the ruling in the case made by the King's Bench

Answer 40

Found in the monarchs favour Margin of decision of decision was seven to five

Question 41

What did the John Hampden case represent

Answer 41

Defeat in the resistance

Question 42

What was the yield of Ship Money in 1639

Answer 42

20%

Question 43

When was Charles I crowned King Of Scotland

Answer 43

1633

Question 44

How was the governing of the Scottish kingdom by Charles I lacklustre

Answer 44

He had only visited Scotland to be crowned Little understanding on the Scottish kingdom Did not trust the Scottish Privy Council at all to make decisions

Question 45

How did Charles I prefer for decisions instead of the Scottish Privy Council

Answer 45

Scottish exiles who lived in London permanently

Question 46

Who were Calvinists

Answer 46

Followers of John Calvin Stressed that salvation could only be obtained through God's grace 17th Century Calvinists believed that if they showed godliness outwardly, it would be a sign of predestination

Question 47

When was the Book Of Canons issued to the Scottish clergy

Answer 47

1636

Question 48

What were the terms of the Book Of Canons

Answer 48

Instructions on how churches should be laid out and practices associated with the English Church

Question 49

When was the English Prayer Book introduce to Scottish churches

Answer 49

1637

Question 50

Where was the English Prayer Book first read

Answer 50

St Giles Cathedral

Question 51

What was the first response to the English Prayer Book

Answer 51

Riots by the public

Question 52

What were the response to the English Prayer Book by Scottish clergy and nobility

Answer 52

Drew up a National Covenant to defend the Kirk and their religious rights

Question 53

What is the Kirk

Answer 53

The term the Kirk is often used informally to refer specifically to the Church of Scotland.

Question 54

When was the Treaty Of Berwick signed

Answer 54

1639

Question 55

What did the Treaty Of Berwick end

Answer 55

First Bishops' War

Question 56

Why did both Charles I and the Covenanters raise armies

Answer 56

Due to the introduction of the English Prayer Book Charles I had to rely on county armies from England due to the lack of funds

Question 57

Why had the "taxpayers strike" taken place in 1639-40

Answer 57

The gentry did not want to fund a war with the Scots

Question 58

When was the Short Parliament called

Answer 58

Apr 1640

Question 59

Why was the Short Parliament called

Answer 59

Lack of funds and inability to borrow money from London merchants

Question 60

What had been presented to Charles when the Short Parliament was called

Answer 60

Petitions against personal rule

Question 61

How long did it take for Charles I to dissolve the Short Parliament

Answer 61

3 weeks

Question 62

What were the features to the army put together for the Second Bishops' War

Answer 62

Ill organised and underequipped forces

Question 63

How were the English forces connected to the Scots

Answer 63

They sympathised with the Scots. Occupied burning altars and other Catholic symbols

Question 64

Where was Charles defeated in the Second Bishops' War

Answer 64

Battle Of Newburn, near Newcastle

Question 65

When was the Treaty Of Ripon signed

Answer 65

Oct 1640

Question 66

What were the terms of the Treaty Of Ripon

Answer 66

Charles was forced to pay £850 everyday to the Scots while they occupied Newcastle