Stuart Britain

  • James' Ascension

    James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England.
    Millenary Petition- list of requests calling for modifications in church services.
  • Recusancy fines

    Fines on Catholics who refused to attend church
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    Royal Debt

    1617: £726,000
    1620: £900,000
    1629: £2 Million
  • Hampton Court Conference

    • In response to Millenary Petition, James calls religious conference at Hampton Court -Led to the beginning of a new translation of the Bible known as King James Bible, completed in 1611
  • Treaty of London

    Brings an end to the Anglo-Spanish War.
  • Bancroft's Canons

    • Richard Bancroft installed as Archbishop of Canterbury
    • Canons passed by convocation of Church of England Clergymen, to uphold many orthodox doctrines and liturgies of the church. -Seemingly anti-puritan
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    James' First Parliament

    • Buckinghamshire election (1604)- People were against royal interference with elections, however James did not want the outlaw John Fortescue to be an MP. Both F and Goodwin were dismissed.
    • Shirley's case (1604)- MP Thomas S was arrested for debt. governor of prison where TS was kept was sent to Tower of London until his release.
    • Union of England and Scotland (1606)- unsuccessful
    • The Great Contract (1610)- unsuccessful
  • The Gunpowder Plot

    Catholic Plot made executed by Guy Fawkes to kill the King. Leads to Oath of Allegiance in 1606.
  • Subsidies

    James grants three subsidies; gives away £44,000 to three scottish friends
  • Book of Rates

    Cecil introduces the Book of Rates, which increases James' income and reduced royal debt
  • The Great Contract

    • Loan of £100,000 from city of London
    • Unsuccessful due to he parliament's unwillingness to give subsidies unless the King relinquished his rights to impositions.
    • Planned by Cecil, who was appointed as Lor Treasurer in 1608.
  • The Cockayne Project

    William Cockayne tries to finish clothes in England. Dutch refuse to buy the cloth, reducing income. Negative impact of monopolies on economy of Britain.
  • Addled Parliament

    • Financial pressure
    • Factional conflict
    • Manipulation of MPs
    • James' indecisiveness
    • Impositions (see pg 41)
  • Thirty Years War/ Cranfield Reforms

    God for finance of the king. Spanish Match, foreign policy- didn’t want to disturb peace with Spain, and therefore could not make Protestant reforms.
  • Subsidies

    • 100 monopolies granted by King. 2 Subsidies given to king, totaling £140,000
  • Statute of Monopolies

    Limits crows ability to grant monopolies
  • Subsidy Act

    £300,000 to be used for specified areas of foreign policy supervised by Parliament