Duke Of Buckingham Queen Henrietta Maria
Platonic
Disastrous Catholic- makes her unpopular
foreign policy- with Parliament. The terms of her
Protestant
Cadiz and Disliked at court. marriage with Charles said she
Mansfield could openly practice Catholicism;
expedition. he built her a chapel and she
He monopilises Buckingham brought her priests with her to
patronage- he has many blamed for Unpopular with parliament. court, and Parliament felt this
titles and roles, which these, which threatened the English Church.
caused resentment as causes
this prevents other resentment from
people having these parliament as Her Catholicism also raised the
roles of authority that wasted lots of question of the religion of the Royal
bring power and money. money. children- she was a controversial
figure.
People believed he
had too much power
over Charles.
Very powerful at the start
of Charles’ reign- causes
resentment at court as it
shuts other people out.