Which of these were failures of James's court?
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
Which of these are examples of James's extravagance?
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
The Great Contract: Cecil tried to get Parliament to vote an annual grant of £200,000
Which two of these men had the greatest impact on Foreign Policy?
Gondomar and Charles
Buckingham and Charles
Buckingham and Crawford
Crawford and Charles
David Loades and Charles
Buckingham and Gondomar
Laud and Crawford
What year did negotiations for the Spanish Match begin?
1614
1612
1608
1620
1615
The second session of the 1604 parliament was much more cooperative than the first
How did James defuse tensions in 1610?
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
1612 was the Addled Parliament
What happened on the 30th of September 1621
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
How did James describe the 1624 parliament?
The Happiest Parliament that ever was <3
Slain to passion and emotions
Hard years
The Happiest day of his life
