Charles II

When was the Popish Plot?

July - September 1678

When was the First Exclusion Parliament?

March - July 1679

When did the First Exclusion Parliament start?

6th March 1679

When did Commons pass the First Exclusion Bill?

15th May 1679

When did Commons pass the Second Exclusion Bill?

November 1680

When was the 3rd Exclusion Parliament?

21st-28th March 1681

When did Charles dissolve the Oxford Parliament

28th March 1681

When was the Rye House Plot?

June 1683

When was the Treaty of Dover signed?

June 1670

What was the Triennial Act

Act that required Parliament to be called every 3 years

When did James become openly Catholic?

1668

When was the Conventicle Act?

1664

What did the Conventicle Act ban?

Any group of people from meeting together for a religious service unless it was authorised by the Anglican Church

When was the Five Mile Act?

1665

What did the Five Mile Act ban?

Ministers who had lost their position in the Anglican church for refusing to accept the Act of Uniformity from living within 5 miles of their former living or in a parliamentary borough

When was the Test Act passed?

1673

What did the Test Act require?

Anyone who held public office had to take an oath and the sacrament

Which elections did the Whigs gain majorities in? What did this suggest?

1679 and 1681

Exclusion was popular

What was the Popish Plot?

A Catholic plot to kill the king, massacre Protestants, and bring in an army from overseas.

Why did the question of Exclusion develop?

Charles had no children.

Why was James unpopular?

He was openly Catholic + his wife was Italian and under French sway. Brought together the idea of absolutism and Catholicism.

Who led Exclusion?

Earl of Shaftesbury

When was the Triennial Act?

1641

Why was Charles dependent on parliament?

They controlled his budget.

How many times did Charles break the law?

Once - not summoning parliament in accordance with the Triennial Act.

How did Charles manipulate the judiciary?

He decided who could be appointed as a judge.

What was ‘quo warranto’?

Charles called in borough charters and declared them forfeit if they did not do exactly what the charter specified.

How many new charters were issued between 1681-5?

51

What was the outcome of ‘quo warranto’?

Charles issued a new charter which gave him greater control of membership and thus MPs returned.

How did Charles manipulate the Anglican church?

He gave it full backing and in return the clergy preached loyalty and obedience to the monarch.

Why did support for the Tories increase after the Rye House plot?

Propaganda presented Whigs as treasonable.