James II

When did James become king?

February 1685

Which election returned a high yield of Tories?

March 1685

When did James prorogue parliament

20th November 1685

When did James call parliament back?

10th February 1686

When was the Argyll Rebellion?

May 1685

When did Monmouth land in Dorset?

11th June

How many supporters did Monmouth initially have?

82

How many supporters did Monmouth have after a week?

7000

How many rebels were killed in the bloody assizes?

250

Which judge was in charge of the bloody assizes?

Judge Jefferys

When was Godden V Hales?

June 1686

When was the Court of High Commission established?

July 1686

Which Bishop was removed for refusing to silence an anti-catholic preacher

Bishop of London

Why did James remove the Earl of Rochester?

for refusing to convert to Catholicism

When was the first declaration of indulgence issued?

4th April 1687

When were the fellows of Magdalen deprived?

1687

When was the second declaration of Indulgence?

27th April 1688

When were the 7 Bishops found not guilty?

29th June

When was James’ son born?

10th June 1688

Why did James prorogue parliament in November 1685?

Commons called for the dismissal of popish officers - Test Act.

Why did parliamentary support for James grow during the Monmouth rebellion?

James appeared as an upholder of stability and peace.

What was the significance of the Test Act?

James could override the Test Act and strengthen the position of Catholics.

What did the Court of High Commission do?

Gave James unlimited control in ecclesiastical matters.

Why was James’ relationship with the Tories strained by the end of 1686?

Tories were Anglicans and James expected absolute loyalty from them despite his policies to boost positions of Catholics.

Why were dissenters suspicious of James?

They felt they were only being used to improve the position of Catholics.

How did Mary undermine James’ policy to non-conformists?

She announced that she was willing to consider religious toleration to all

How did James try to win support of Whigs?

James replaced Lord Lieutenants with potential supporters.

James removed officials who were not in favour of the repeal of the Test Act and penal laws.

Possible supporters were identified.

What caused the Seven Bishops’ trial?

Seven bishops refused to read the second declaration of indulgence in churches and claimed the power he used to pass the declaration was illegal.

James charged them with seditious libel.

How did the Anglicans ally with non-conformists in the trial?

The bishops convinced the dissenters that they did not oppose them.

What was the ‘warming pan’ rumour?

James’ son was not his and had been smuggled in via a warming pan.

Who did James ask to be godfather of his baby?

The Pope