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James I& Parliament Revision Table

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handy revision guide for learning about James I and his Parliament, with detailed notes about the events in the period of his parliamentary affairs applicable to the OCR A level unit: The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660 and any units on James I

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  • February 5, 2020
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James and Parliament


His Power Royal Prerogative
 ordinary powers- monarch’s right to choose his own
advisers, command armed forces, oversee law and order,
call and dismiss Parliament
 absolute powers- in emergencies so he could override
the law
Royal Supremacy in Church
 chose all archbishops and bishops, where bishops would
support King in local areas
Divine Right
 monarchs appointed by God
 anyone who questioned it was guilty of sin against God
and treason
His Qualities Strengths
 judges reasonably
 hated war
 kept his country at peace for more than 20 years
 prevented religious divisions from tearing Church and
state apart
 religious tolerance
Weaknesses
 discipline was poor
 gives away money he doesn’t have
 had lengthy explanations
 caressed his favourites
Buckinghamshire Dispute 1604  clash between James and HOC
 HOC- declared they had the right to put forward their
ideas and take over
 James- responded by stating the rights that HOC had
were set by James
Form of Apology and Satisfaction 1606  set out Parliamentary rights
 james defused situation by suspending the parliamentary
session and allowing the Buckingham issue to be
dropped
Purveyance  king’s right to buy goods below market prices
 James- offered £50k per year to end purveyance, which
was later reduced to £20k per year
Wardship  king’s right to control an estate if left to a minor
 Commons- proposed to buy out James’ right to
wardship, but James refused as the compensation was
inadequate
Impositions  custom duties on imports/exports
 speeches made against impositions in 1610, 1614
Bate’s Case 1606 {Lord Treasurer: Thomas Sackville} John Bates
 refused to pay duty on an import of currants
 outcome- whole new set of impositions could be set on
imports
Book Of Bounty 1608 {Lord Treasurer: Robert Cecil}  prohibited the Crown giving away major items such as
land, customs or impositions
 he gave away cash instead
Book of Rates 1608: {Lord Treasurer: Robert Cecil}  treasurer created impositions on 1,400 new items and
raised rate on others
Great Contract 1610 Lord Treasurer: Robert Cecil}  agreement over purveyance and ward-ship that the King
and Parliament attempted to come to
MP’s concerns
 unsure how the £200k to compensate the King would be
raised
 didn’t want to fund the King’s extravagance and feared
Scottish courtiers would benefit

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