James I's attitude towards Catholicism and the Gunpowder Plot
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- James I's attitude towards Catholicism and the Gunpowder Plot
- Toleration
- Loyal Catholics were allowed to attend mass discreetly, and James relaxed recusancy fines
- Some well-known people - like Byrd, a composer in the Chapel Royal - were allowed to remain Catholic
- James and the Pope
- 1605: an ambassador went to Rome to meet the Pope
- The Pope hoped James would convert, but that was unlikely
- They had a good relationship, which worried Puritans
- Persecution
- Disliked Jesuits and priests but did not openly persecute them
- The Gunpowder Plot, 1605
- James became slightly firmer with recusancy fines as a lot of Catholics stopped attending church - this stimulated the plot
- The plot was discovered, and James backed Cecil in arresting and executing the suspects
- Like Elizabeth, James killed Catholics for their treason, not their beliefs
- Parliament passed very strict laws against Catholics in response. They increased fines and made it easier to confiscate property
- For James, he soon relaxed against the Catholics. His attitude towards Catholics varied throughout his reign
- Toleration
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