Stuarts Politicial Stability (1)

When was Ship Money extended to inland counties?

1635

When did Ship Money become an annual tax?

1636

What year did Laud become bishop of London?

1628

Lord Treasurer 1636

Arminian bishop William Juxton

What did Charles issue a monopoly for in 1634?

Soap (caused prices to increase)

When was the Earl of Strafford executed?

May 1641

What end in the church was the altar placed under William Laud?

East

When did the interregnum begin?

1649

When was the Petition of Right? (from parliament to Charles I)

1628

When was the forced loan and Five Knights case?

1626/7

How much money did parliament grant to Charles in 1625?

£140,000

Three Resolutions

1629

Charles I’s forces defeated at La Rochelle

1627

What year did parliament grant Charles £140,000?

1625

On average, how much did Charles receive annually from Ship Money?

£200,000

The Irish Rebellion (short-term cause of civil war)

1641

Grand Remonstrance (STC)

November 1641

Who drafted the Grand Remonstrance?

John Pym, John Hampden, John Glynn and others

Charles rejected the Remonstrance

23rd December 1641

Attempt on the 5 Members of Parliament (STC)

January 1642

Why did Charles try to arrest the 5 MPs?

Believed they had encouraged Scots to invade England

Battle of Edgehill

Draw 1642

Battle of Marston Moor

P 1644

Battle of Naseby

P 1645

How many men did Parliament lose at Naseby?

200

When did Parliamentarians sign a covenant with the Scots promising they could have the church how they wanted?

1643

What did the Political Presbyterians want?

To conclude war through negotiations, national Presbyterian church, unification of England and Scotland

What did Political Independents want?

Military victory, firm settlement with king, greater religious freedom, not an ongoing shared government

Where was the Leveller uprising?

Burford 1649

When did the Nominated Assembly start?

July 1653

How long did the Nominated Assembly last?

6 months

Which parliament was supportive of the Restoration?

Convention parliament

When was the Convention Parliament dissolved?

1660

What year of his reign did Charles claim to be in when he arrived at Dover?

12th

When was the Fifth Monarchist uprising that caused a Royalist, vengeful Parliament to return?

1661

Royalist vengeful Parliament

Cavalier Parliament

When was the Triennial Act?

1664

Quaker Act subjected Quakers to severe penalties for not swearing the Oath of Allegiance

1662

Feudal tenures abolished

1661

The Act of Uniformity restored the Anglican church (post-restoration)

1662

How many Puritan ministers were ejected as a result of the Act of Uniformity?

1800

When was the New Model Army founded?

February 1645

How many acts were passed by the Rump Parliament in 1649 vs 1652?

125, 51

How many delegates made up the Nominated Assembly?

140

How many divisions were assigned to major-generals?

11

How many alehouses did Major General Worsley shut down in Lancashire?

200

Who controlled the army under the Humble Petition and Advice?

Parliament

When did Cromwell dissolve the First Protectorate Parliament?

January 1655

How many MPs refused to sign an oath, causing Cromwell to dissolve the First Protectorate Government?

80

Secret Treaty of Dover

1st June 1670

Why did Parliament want to exclude James from the succession?

Titus Oates’ claim of a popish plot

How did Charles II stop the first Exclusion Bill?

Dissolved parliament

When was the first Exclusion Bill stopped?

1679

How did Charles II stop the second Exclusion Bill (1680)?

Pressuring the Lords, attending debates, powers of delay

When did Charles II stop the second exclusion bill?

1680

Why was Charles II able to dissolve parliament in 1681?

Financially independent due to Treaty of Dover

Who was James II’s second wife?

Mary of Modena

When was baby James born?

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10 June 1688

When did the 7 MPs ask William of Orange to invade?

30th june 1688

When did William III land at Torbay?

5th November 1688

This bill proposed that parliament should control any army used to crush the Irish rebellion that began in October 1641

Militia Bill November 1641

When was the New Model Army founded?

February 1645

Stop of the Exchequer (Charles ii declared himself bankrupt)

1672