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James I

Question 1 of 10

1

Which of these were failures of James's court?

Select one or more of the following:

  • He did not appreciate the arts

  • It was very extravagant

  • He could not balance the English and the Scots at all

  • The court was associated with scandal

  • The court was associated with vulgarity and corruptness

  • There were no failures

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Which of these are examples of James's extravagance?

Select one or more of the following:

  • 1591- 100 cooks took 12 days to prepare for a feast, cost £3300

  • He went on foreign holidays at least once a month

  • Gave Buckingham £10,000 for his baby's bedroom

  • Spent £343000 for his son's dowry

  • Wedding to the Spanish princess cost James £800,000

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

The Great Contract: Cecil tried to get Parliament to vote an annual grant of £200,000

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Which two of these men had the greatest impact on Foreign Policy?

Select one of the following:

  • Gondomar and Charles

  • Buckingham and Charles

  • Buckingham and Crawford

  • Crawford and Charles

  • David Loades and Charles

  • Buckingham and Gondomar

  • Laud and Crawford

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What year did negotiations for the Spanish Match begin?

Select one of the following:

  • 1614

  • 1612

  • 1608

  • 1620

  • 1615

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

The second session of the 1604 parliament was much more cooperative than the first

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

How did James defuse tensions in 1610?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Made a speech saying he didn't want to be an absolute monarch

  • Offered to talk to some MPs separately

  • Cancelled 24 subsidies

  • Withdrew a notable number of proclamations

  • Made peace with Spain

  • Promoted Crawford

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

1612 was the Addled Parliament

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

What happened on the 30th of September 1621

Select one of the following:

  • The Gunpowder plot

  • The Spanish marriage

  • James said he wanted to be an absolute monarch

  • The Commons pasted that Protestation into their journals stating their rights had been attacked

  • James tore the protestation out

  • James died

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

How did James describe the 1624 parliament?

Select one of the following:

  • The Happiest Parliament that ever was <3

  • Slain to passion and emotions

  • Hard years

  • The Happiest day of his life

Explanation

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