AQA AS History: James I

James I was considered disorderly, and he was considered a bad King because of the fact that he seemed rough and uncouth and preferred hunting at his lodge, Theobalds, rather than taking care of matters of state.

How much was spent on the antesupper and in what year?

Who did James marry his daughter Elizabeth and his son Charles to?

Puritans presented James with the [blank_start]Millenary[blank_end] [blank_start]Petition[blank_end].

James I wrote a book on the divine right of Kings called the [blank_start]Basilikon Doron[blank_end].

James was a patron of [blank_start]playwrights[blank_end] such as [blank_start]William Shakespeare and Ben Johnson[blank_end] and of the [blank_start]architect Inigo Jones[blank_end].

The real name of the Duke of Buckingham was Robert Carr.

What were Puritans disappointed by?

Bancroft's Canons and the recusancy fines were rigorously enforced.

Elizabeth had [blank_start]given out very little patronage[blank_end] and so it was expected of James. There were [blank_start]systematic problems[blank_end] with the royal finances. There was a [blank_start]lack of a salaried civil service[blank_end] and a [blank_start]culture of corruption[blank_end] at court. Elizabeth had also [blank_start]not updated tax in line with inflation[blank_end].

[blank_start]Household savings[blank_end] amounted to [blank_start]£18000[blank_end]. [blank_start]Books of Rates[blank_end] increased income by [blank_start]£70000[blank_end]. Sold some of the [blank_start]crown lands[blank_end] and [blank_start]gave titles[blank_end] for a considerable sum.

[blank_start]The French Marriage[blank_end] brought no benefit for the English. [blank_start]Buckingham[blank_end] exercised excessive influence over foreign policy. The [blank_start]trip to Madrid[blank_end] was a costly failure. The [blank_start]1625 expedition to the Palatinate[blank_end] was a failure.