James and his Parliaments
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- James' Parliaments
- First Parliament
- Second session (1605-1606)
- James tightened the laws around Catholic tolerance after the Gunpowder Plot.
- First Session (1604)
- In the election for MP of Buckingham, Francis Goodwin won but was annulled due to him having outstanding debts.
- Parliament claimed that they had the right to sort undisputed elections but James saw this as a challenge to his prerogative.
- Nevertheless, both sides compromised and a new election was held.
- Parliament claimed that they had the right to sort undisputed elections but James saw this as a challenge to his prerogative.
- Shirley's Case
- MP Thomas Shirley was arrested for not paying his debt.
- Parliament wanted to establish the parliamentary privilege of freedom of arrest.
- This would give parliament more power as they challenged the law.
- This was a threat to James it gave parliament exemption which would only be allowed for the King.
- This would give parliament more power as they challenged the law.
- Parliament wanted to establish the parliamentary privilege of freedom of arrest.
- MP Thomas Shirley was arrested for not paying his debt.
- In the election for MP of Buckingham, Francis Goodwin won but was annulled due to him having outstanding debts.
- Third Session (1606-1607)
- Union with Scotland
- James wanted a Union and Parliament was adamantly against it.
- It resulted in the Union being blocked leaving James disappointed.
- James wanted a Union and Parliament was adamantly against it.
- Form of Apology and Satisfaction
- Documents summing up the right of the Commons and asserted that their privileges were under threat.
- Parliament wanted freedom of speech ad believed that the King should not make decisions on religion without Parliament.
- However, this was never formally presented to the King but left and undertone that decisions of the King should be approved by Parliament.
- This causes trouble for Charles later.
- However, this was never formally presented to the King but left and undertone that decisions of the King should be approved by Parliament.
- Parliament wanted freedom of speech ad believed that the King should not make decisions on religion without Parliament.
- Documents summing up the right of the Commons and asserted that their privileges were under threat.
- Union with Scotland
- Fourth Session
- Parliament dissolved after the failure of the Great Contract.
- Second session (1605-1606)
- Second Parliament: Addled Parliament (1614)
- Great Contract discussed and failed.
- Lasted no more than 8 weeks.
- James' debt increased to £680,000, and without any financial advisors he needed the help of subsidies from Parliament.
- James asked for the costs to cover Elizabeth's wedding and his son, Henry's funeral.
- James dissolved parliament when the Commons failed to grant him subsidies.
- Third Parliament (1621-1622)
- 2 subsides of £140,000 given for war.
- MP's attacked James and Buckingham on monopolies.
- Edward Coke and Lionel Cranfield impeached their rival Francis Bacon due to his monopolies.
- Buckingham was James' favourite.
- Parliament was against the Spanish Match and so produced the Petition of Right on December 3, 1621, criticising it.
- James said foreign policy was not for discussion.
- As a result, the Commons produced the Protestation of 1621 on 18 December.
- It declared Parliaments right to discuss foreign policy matters.
- James was furious and tore the Protestation up and dissolved Parliament.
- It declared Parliaments right to discuss foreign policy matters.
- As a result, the Commons produced the Protestation of 1621 on 18 December.
- James said foreign policy was not for discussion.
- Fourth Parliament: Happy Parliament (1624)
- The Commons voted £300,000 for a naval war.
- James, however, wanted peace and pushed for an anti-Spanish war
- This resulted in the Howard Coalition with Charles as they pushed for war.
- James, however, wanted peace and pushed for an anti-Spanish war
- The Earl of Middlesex (Lionel Cranfield) was impeached after challenging Buckingham.
- Monopolies were still being over used so the Statute of Monopolies was put in place putting a limit to how many could be granted.
- The Commons voted £300,000 for a naval war.
- First Parliament
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