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What was Charles and George Villiers relationship like, linking from Georges and James? |
Villiers had no title but was promoted annually due to James admiration. Charles had a close relationship with George until his assassination in 1628 by John Felton. Charles was the only one to mourn. Buckingham was assassinated due to how unorganised he was militarywise. |
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What was Charles and Henrietta Marias marriage like? |
Henrietta married Charles in 1625. Her and Charles did not get along nor sleep together until Buckinghams death. Charles discussed affairs of state with her, but she was viewed with great suspicion for being a Catholic. |
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What were the ideas about royal authority? |
1) Divine Right of Kings: Kings were chosen by God to rule 2) Ancient constitution: In the ancient times, the people voluntarily gave up their freedom to accept authority and were protected in return. |
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What was the court and what were the functions? |
The court were those who had daily access to the palace and the King. The functions of the court were networking, to act as a political arena, to impress people and to shine light on ones self, and to entertain the King. |
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Who attended court? |
Nobles, upper gentry, hangers on, senior servants, favourites, foreign ambassadors, bishops, guards, ladies in waiting, Lords and the Royal Family. |
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The further you got into court depended on status. Who attended: 1) The Great Chamber 2) Prescence Chamber 3) Privy Chamber 4) Withdrawal Room 5) The Royal Chamber |
1) Entertainment, hangers on and guards 2) Nobles, bishops, ambassadors and audience 3) Government, business and councillors 4) To relax, family and friends 5) To sleep and favourites |
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Name some qualities of court |
They were formal, ceremonial, etiquette, moral, presidence and masque |
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What was Charles first course of action in 1624 that would lead to a misunderstanding between him and parliament? |
In 1624, Charles persuaded his father to declare war on Spain and for parliament to vote £30,000 towards the cost of the war. |
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What was the misunderstanding between Charles and Parliament? |
▪Charles thought that Parliament had agreed to continue to finance the war, so would fund for it whenever needed ▪Parliament thought that they were financing a naval war since that's what England was traditionally good at, so Charles wouldnt need further financing since he would take the Spanish gold and create a self-financing war |
