James I
Religion
Foreign Policy
Politics
Finance
100

Which Tudor monarch died in 1603, allowing James VI of Scotland to inherit the English throne?

Elizabeth I

100

Which Protestant group wanted further reform of the Church of England

Puritans

100

Which country did James make peace with in 1604?

Spain
100

What was the name given to the Parliament of 1614 that passed no legislation?

The Addled Parliament

100

How much did Parliament grant Charles in subsidies in 1625?

£140,000

200

What political theory did James I use to justify his authority and minimise parliamentary interference?

The Divine Right of Kings

200

Which Christian denomination was practised by Spain?

Catholicism

200

What was the Spanish Match?

The proposed marriage between Prince Charles and the Spanish Infanta.

200

Which favourite dominated politics under both James I and Charles I during the 1620s?

The Duke of Buckingham

200

Approximately how much did the Cadiz Expedition cost?

£250,000

300

Which daughter of James I was married to Frederick V

Elizabeth Stuart

300

What religious term was used to describe the belief in greater ceremonial worship, promoted by Laud and opposed by many Puritans?

Arminianism

300

Who was James I trying to persuade to restore the Palatinate through diplomacy rather than war?

The King of Spain (accept Philip IV)

300

What parliamentary document did Charles accept in 1628?

The Petition of Right

300

Approximately how much money did the Forced Loan raise?

£250,000

400

Who was James I's most influential minister until 1612?

Robert Cecil

400

What was the name of the oath introduced after the Gunpowder Plot requiring subjects to swear loyalty to James I?

The Oath of Allegiance

400

In which year did Charles and Buckingham travel to Madrid in an attempt to secure the Spanish Match?

1623

400

In what year did Charles dissolve Parliament and begin the Personal Rule?

1629

400

How much debt did James I leave to Charles upon his death in 1625?

Approximately £900,000

500

What was the annual debt inherited by James I in 1603?

Approximately £400,000

500

Which Bishop of London became the leading Arminian adviser to Charles I in the 1620s?

William Laud

500

Which European conflict began in 1618 and heavily influenced James's foreign policy

The Thirty Years' War

500

What territory's occupation by Catholic forces caused major political tensions between James and Parliament in the 1620s?

The Palatinate

500

How much money did Charles request from Parliament in 1626?

£600,000

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