implications of the accession of james i

james i

- foreign king

- needed to win support

expectations

- toleration for catholics

- more protestant churches established

- rewards for courtiers

- leadership of the protestant world

- lower taxation after years of war

situation in 1603

- war with spain since 1588

- declining royal revenue

- parliament suspicious of new king and his beliefs

character

- extravagant

- strong believer in the divine right of kings

- fondness for handsome young men who became his favourites