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James I and Charles I - Parliament favourites
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- 1George Villiers (Buckingham)He was knighted in 1614 and rose to become the Duke of Buckingham in 1623, the only non royal duke in 100 years.
- 2Royal FavouritesRoyal favourites were an issue in James' reign. He had numerous Scottish friends who came with him to England.
- 3Robert CarrIn 1607 James met Robert Carr who he later used as an advisor and built up a party of supporters at court.
- 4Parliamentary support and royal favouritesTowards the end of his reign James found that he had very few supporters in the House of Commons as he had appointed all of his 'favourites' to the House of Lords.
- 5The Spanish MatchTo secure a better relationship with Spain, James began to pursue the Spanish Match which focused on marrying Charles I and Infanta Maria. In February 1623, Charles and Buckingham travelled to Spain together incognito where they became very close friends.
- 6Financial ProblemsJames lavished his favourites with eccentric gifts contributing to his vast expenditure.
- 7Charles' Issues With BuckinghamThe most important problem in Charles' first parliament were the measures taken against Buckingham (they wanted to impeach him) as the Earl of Arundel has been sent to the Tower of London for in theory an offence against Charles but in practice an offence against Buckingham. Charles eventually became so concerned for Buckingham's safety that he dissolved the session.
- 8Buckingham's AssassinationOn the 23rd August 1628 Buckingham was assassinated at the Greyhound Inn by John Felton. This affected Charles greatly and led to him becoming closer to his wife Henrietta Maria (a known Catholic) which acted to increase the growing threat of Catholicism.
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- AS - Level History Flashcards on James I and Charles I - Parliament favourites , created by Aimee Vickers on 25/04/2016.
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- Aimee Vickers · Apr 2016
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