AQA A LEVEL HISTORY - THE ENGLISH REVOLUTION
1625-1660 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
What did James respond to the idea that the church should lose its episcopal structure for a Scottish-style
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Presbyterian restructure? (1604) - correct answer 'No Bishop, No King!'
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When was the Gunpowder Plot? - correct answer 1605
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What were the main consequences of the Gunpowder Plot? (1605) - correct answer 1. Recusancy fines
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increased (fine for not attending church)
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2. Catholics removed from government posts
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3. Catholics had to affirm new Oath of Allegiance
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4. Public fear of Catholicism grew
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Where was James more flexible when introducing the Book of Common Prayer in the 1610s? - correct answer
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,When was the Book of Sports introduced? - correct answer 1618
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Who wrote the Book of Sports? (1618) - correct answer George Abbot and King James
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What did the Book of Sports (1618) encourage? - correct answer Recreational activities to do on a Sunday
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When did the Thirty Years' War begin? - correct answer 1618
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Who wrote the 'Protestation' in 1621? - correct answer Edward Coke
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What was the 'Protestation' of 1621? - correct answer A key constitutional document that defines
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Parliament's understanding of its relationship with the crown g g g g g g g
When was the accession of Charles I? - correct answer 1625
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What were Charles I's main aims? - correct answer 1. Maintain law and order within his kingdoms
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2. Defend his kingdoms from external threats
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3. Provide effective religious relationships
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4. Ensure financial/economic wellbeing
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What did Charles strongly believe in? - correct answer The Divine Right of Kings
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Who opposed the Divine Right of Kings? - correct answer 1. Parliament - some members believed that it
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removed Parliament's authority
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2. Catholics - refused to accept that the Pope's authority could be displaced
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3. Puritans - believed that he only had earthly powers so shouldn't be able to appoint spiritual leaders
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What was Tonnage and Poundage? - correct answer A tax on imports and exports (customs duty)
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,What did Charles expect to be granted by Parliament in 1625? - correct answer £1 million in subsidies and a
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lifetimes worth of Tonnage and Poundage
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What did Parliament grant Charles in 1625? - correct answer Two subsidies (£140,000 and one years worth of
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When was the assassination of Buckingham? - correct answer 1628
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Who assassinated Buckingham? (1628) - correct answer John Felton
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Why did Henrietta Maria and Charles grow closer in 1628? - correct answer Assassination of Buckingham
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What tradition was Henrietta Maria criticised for by Prynne in his Histriomastix pamphlet? - correct answer
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When was the Forced Loan? - correct answer 1626
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What did Charles do before enforcing the Forced Loan in 1626? - correct answer He asked the country for a
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How did Charles collect the Forced Loan in 1626? - correct answer All liable were summoned to public
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meetings and asked to pay (made refusal to pay an open act of opposition)
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Who refused to license the sermon written by Robert Sibthorpe which defended the Forced Loan? - correct
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answer George Abbot (Archbishop of Canterbury)
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When was the Five Knights case? - correct answer 1627
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How many gentry did the king order the imprisonment of during the Five Knights case 1627? - correct answer
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, What was the reason for the Five Knights case 1627? - correct answer Refusal to pay the Forced Loan
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What was the verdict of the Five Knights case 1627? - correct answer Charles could imprison without trial,
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those who refused to pay this PARTICULAR loan
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What was the judgement changed to in the Five Knights Case 1627? - correct answer Charles had the GENERAL
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right to imprison without trial
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Who changed the judgement in the Five Knights Case 1627? - correct answer Robert Heath
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When was the York House conference? - correct answer 1626
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What writings did the York House conference focus on 1626? - correct answer 'A New Gagg for an Old Goose' by
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Richard Montagu (was it in line with Anglicism)
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When was the Mansfeld Expedition? - correct answer 1624
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What was the aim of the Mansfeld expedition 1624? - correct answer To provide military assistance to
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Why was the Mansfeld expedition a failure 1624? - correct answer Became marooned in the United Provinces
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where the soldiers wasted away through starvation and sickness
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When was the Cadiz expedition? - correct answer September 1625
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What was the aim of the Cadiz expedition 1625? - correct answer To send an invasion fleet to the Spanish port
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Who led the Cadiz expedition 1625? - correct answer Buckingham
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1625-1660 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
What did James respond to the idea that the church should lose its episcopal structure for a Scottish-style
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Presbyterian restructure? (1604) - correct answer 'No Bishop, No King!'
g g g g g g g g g
When was the Gunpowder Plot? - correct answer 1605
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What were the main consequences of the Gunpowder Plot? (1605) - correct answer 1. Recusancy fines
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
increased (fine for not attending church)
g g g g g g
2. Catholics removed from government posts
g g g g g g
3. Catholics had to affirm new Oath of Allegiance
g g g g g g g g g
4. Public fear of Catholicism grew
g g g g g
Where was James more flexible when introducing the Book of Common Prayer in the 1610s? - correct answer
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Scotland
,When was the Book of Sports introduced? - correct answer 1618
g g g g g g g g g g
Who wrote the Book of Sports? (1618) - correct answer George Abbot and King James
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
What did the Book of Sports (1618) encourage? - correct answer Recreational activities to do on a Sunday
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
When did the Thirty Years' War begin? - correct answer 1618
g g g g g g g g g g
Who wrote the 'Protestation' in 1621? - correct answer Edward Coke
g g g g g g g g g g
What was the 'Protestation' of 1621? - correct answer A key constitutional document that defines
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Parliament's understanding of its relationship with the crown g g g g g g g
When was the accession of Charles I? - correct answer 1625
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What were Charles I's main aims? - correct answer 1. Maintain law and order within his kingdoms
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2. Defend his kingdoms from external threats
g g g g g g g
3. Provide effective religious relationships
g g g g g
4. Ensure financial/economic wellbeing
g g g
What did Charles strongly believe in? - correct answer The Divine Right of Kings
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Who opposed the Divine Right of Kings? - correct answer 1. Parliament - some members believed that it
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
removed Parliament's authority
g g g
2. Catholics - refused to accept that the Pope's authority could be displaced
g g g g g g g g g g g g g
3. Puritans - believed that he only had earthly powers so shouldn't be able to appoint spiritual leaders
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
What was Tonnage and Poundage? - correct answer A tax on imports and exports (customs duty)
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
,What did Charles expect to be granted by Parliament in 1625? - correct answer £1 million in subsidies and a
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
lifetimes worth of Tonnage and Poundage
g g g g g
What did Parliament grant Charles in 1625? - correct answer Two subsidies (£140,000 and one years worth of
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Tonnage and Poundage) g g
When was the assassination of Buckingham? - correct answer 1628
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Who assassinated Buckingham? (1628) - correct answer John Felton
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Why did Henrietta Maria and Charles grow closer in 1628? - correct answer Assassination of Buckingham
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What tradition was Henrietta Maria criticised for by Prynne in his Histriomastix pamphlet? - correct answer
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Masques
When was the Forced Loan? - correct answer 1626
g g g g g g g g
What did Charles do before enforcing the Forced Loan in 1626? - correct answer He asked the country for a
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
benevolence (very few volunteered money) g g g g
How did Charles collect the Forced Loan in 1626? - correct answer All liable were summoned to public
g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g g
meetings and asked to pay (made refusal to pay an open act of opposition)
g g g g g g g g g g g g g
Who refused to license the sermon written by Robert Sibthorpe which defended the Forced Loan? - correct
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answer George Abbot (Archbishop of Canterbury)
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When was the Five Knights case? - correct answer 1627
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How many gentry did the king order the imprisonment of during the Five Knights case 1627? - correct answer
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76 and the Earl of Lincoln
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, What was the reason for the Five Knights case 1627? - correct answer Refusal to pay the Forced Loan
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What was the verdict of the Five Knights case 1627? - correct answer Charles could imprison without trial,
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those who refused to pay this PARTICULAR loan
g g g g g g g
What was the judgement changed to in the Five Knights Case 1627? - correct answer Charles had the GENERAL
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right to imprison without trial
g g g g
Who changed the judgement in the Five Knights Case 1627? - correct answer Robert Heath
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When was the York House conference? - correct answer 1626
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What writings did the York House conference focus on 1626? - correct answer 'A New Gagg for an Old Goose' by
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Richard Montagu (was it in line with Anglicism)
g g g g g g g
When was the Mansfeld Expedition? - correct answer 1624
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What was the aim of the Mansfeld expedition 1624? - correct answer To provide military assistance to
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Frederick (Henrietta Maria's brother) g g g
Why was the Mansfeld expedition a failure 1624? - correct answer Became marooned in the United Provinces
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where the soldiers wasted away through starvation and sickness
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When was the Cadiz expedition? - correct answer September 1625
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What was the aim of the Cadiz expedition 1625? - correct answer To send an invasion fleet to the Spanish port
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of Cadiz
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Who led the Cadiz expedition 1625? - correct answer Buckingham
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