A level history Britain 1625-1701 Exam
Questions And Verified Answers
1625 - answer Charles becomes king of Britain, forced parliament granted two subisides
of tonnage and poundage for one year.
1626 - answer The york house conference, attempt to impeach buckingham, commoms
complain about the collection of tonnage and poundage without consent, charles
dissolved parliament, privy council decided to raise a loan from all tax payers
1627 - answer Buckingham led an expedition to the Isle de Re, the 'five knights'
imprisoned without being put on trial, Laud appointed to the Privy Council
1628 - answer Charles' third parliament, Petition of Right, first session of parliament
ended, Buckingham assinated, William Laud appointed Bishop of London, Wentworth
appointed president of the council of the North
1629 - answer Second session of Charles' third parliament, Charles dissolved
parliament - 11 years of tryanny, Personal Rule
1630 - answer Kings right to levy knighthood fines supported by the exchequer of
judges, Treaty of Madrid ended war with spain
1631 - answer Book of orders issued
1632 - answer Wentworth appointment Lord Deputy of Ireland and Death of Sir John
Elliot in the tower of London
1633 - answer Charles 1 crowned in Scotland, William Laud appointed Archbishop of
Canterbury, book of sports of 1618 reissued
1635 - answer Ship money extended to inland counties, War between France and Spain
1636 - answer William Juxon appointed Lord treasurer
1637 - answer Riots in St Giles church against new prayer book issue by Charles,
Prynne and Lilburne mutilated for attacks on Laudian bishops, Common law judges
asked to give opinion on ship tax
1638 - answer Scottish National Assembly issued National Covenant Scottish National
Assembly abolished bishops
1639 - answer First Bishops' war, taxpayers strike, Wentworth returned from Ireland
and advised Charles to recall parliament
1640 - answer Wentworth created Earl of Stafford, short parliament met (lasted three
, weeks), Second Bishops' war, long parliament met (lasted 1640-60), Wentworth
imprisoned (refused to contribute to forced loan), root and Branch Petition, William
Laud impeached and Strafford imprisoned
1641 - answer Debates on Root and Branch petition , Triennial Act passed, ten
propositions, May first army plot revealed, trial and execution of Strafford, August ship
money declared illegal, The grand remonstrance, Outbreak of confederate war, Charles
concluded settlement, second army plot revealed
1642 - answer Charles raised his standard at Nottingham > first civil war, battle of
Edgehill, Royalist headquarters established at Oxford, failed to arrest 5 MPs, replied to
the nineteen propositions
1643 - answer Failure of peace talks, solemn league and covenant
1644 - answer Battle of Marston Moor
1645 - answer William Laud executed, creation of New Model Army, battle of Naseby,
failure of peace talks at Uxbridge
1646 - answer Charles surrendered to the scots > end of first civil war
1647 - answer Charles handed over to parliament, army argued against disbandments,
Army presented head of the proposals to Charles, Putney debates, Charles escaped to
Carisbrooke castle, Charles signed agreements with the scots
1648 - answer Outbreak of the second civil war, Cromwell's victory at Preston > end of
the second civil war, prides purge
1649 - answer Trial and execution of Charles I, abolition of the monarchy and the House
of Lords > commonwealth, Cromwell in Ireland
1650 - answer Cromwell defeated royalists in Dunbar
1651 - answer Charles II crowned king of Scotland, Navigation Act (goods only to be
Questions And Verified Answers
1625 - answer Charles becomes king of Britain, forced parliament granted two subisides
of tonnage and poundage for one year.
1626 - answer The york house conference, attempt to impeach buckingham, commoms
complain about the collection of tonnage and poundage without consent, charles
dissolved parliament, privy council decided to raise a loan from all tax payers
1627 - answer Buckingham led an expedition to the Isle de Re, the 'five knights'
imprisoned without being put on trial, Laud appointed to the Privy Council
1628 - answer Charles' third parliament, Petition of Right, first session of parliament
ended, Buckingham assinated, William Laud appointed Bishop of London, Wentworth
appointed president of the council of the North
1629 - answer Second session of Charles' third parliament, Charles dissolved
parliament - 11 years of tryanny, Personal Rule
1630 - answer Kings right to levy knighthood fines supported by the exchequer of
judges, Treaty of Madrid ended war with spain
1631 - answer Book of orders issued
1632 - answer Wentworth appointment Lord Deputy of Ireland and Death of Sir John
Elliot in the tower of London
1633 - answer Charles 1 crowned in Scotland, William Laud appointed Archbishop of
Canterbury, book of sports of 1618 reissued
1635 - answer Ship money extended to inland counties, War between France and Spain
1636 - answer William Juxon appointed Lord treasurer
1637 - answer Riots in St Giles church against new prayer book issue by Charles,
Prynne and Lilburne mutilated for attacks on Laudian bishops, Common law judges
asked to give opinion on ship tax
1638 - answer Scottish National Assembly issued National Covenant Scottish National
Assembly abolished bishops
1639 - answer First Bishops' war, taxpayers strike, Wentworth returned from Ireland
and advised Charles to recall parliament
1640 - answer Wentworth created Earl of Stafford, short parliament met (lasted three
, weeks), Second Bishops' war, long parliament met (lasted 1640-60), Wentworth
imprisoned (refused to contribute to forced loan), root and Branch Petition, William
Laud impeached and Strafford imprisoned
1641 - answer Debates on Root and Branch petition , Triennial Act passed, ten
propositions, May first army plot revealed, trial and execution of Strafford, August ship
money declared illegal, The grand remonstrance, Outbreak of confederate war, Charles
concluded settlement, second army plot revealed
1642 - answer Charles raised his standard at Nottingham > first civil war, battle of
Edgehill, Royalist headquarters established at Oxford, failed to arrest 5 MPs, replied to
the nineteen propositions
1643 - answer Failure of peace talks, solemn league and covenant
1644 - answer Battle of Marston Moor
1645 - answer William Laud executed, creation of New Model Army, battle of Naseby,
failure of peace talks at Uxbridge
1646 - answer Charles surrendered to the scots > end of first civil war
1647 - answer Charles handed over to parliament, army argued against disbandments,
Army presented head of the proposals to Charles, Putney debates, Charles escaped to
Carisbrooke castle, Charles signed agreements with the scots
1648 - answer Outbreak of the second civil war, Cromwell's victory at Preston > end of
the second civil war, prides purge
1649 - answer Trial and execution of Charles I, abolition of the monarchy and the House
of Lords > commonwealth, Cromwell in Ireland
1650 - answer Cromwell defeated royalists in Dunbar
1651 - answer Charles II crowned king of Scotland, Navigation Act (goods only to be
