AQA Stuart History, A summary introduction to Monarchy, Parliament and Government in the Stuart period,
Consists of short precise and detailed bullet points, ready for expanding into an essay.
Power- wealth came from land ownership and agriculture
Influence at court- favourites + get close to the king
Religion - Church of England- compulsory for everyone to go to
church
Gentry- Knights for monarch, do not work, train all the time, inherit
status, above ordinary people
Inheritance and Providence- God’s choice- things happen because
God has made them happen
Great Chain of Being - your status cannot change or be altered e.g
the King
Political Nation
Monarchy - King or Queen - Head of State- Sovereign
Aristocracy - Highest class in society
Gentry- Monarchs personal Knights
Emerging merchants, lawyers and professionals - (Middle/Upper
class)
Monarchy in 1600’s
Head of political system
Royal Prerogative :declare war and peace, make alliances with other
countries (royal marriage), dynasties, appointing officials e.g judges
Controlled policies e.g taxes (Charles 1st- ship money)
Appointed privy council - there to advise monarch
Role of favourites - kept close friends to help advise in parliament
Role of Lord Chancellor- in charge of Judiciary
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