THE STUARTS

THE STUARTS



Elizabeth’s death- James I - Divine right- The Powder Plot- Petition or Right – Habeas Corpus- Charles I- Scottish Rebelion

The Stuarts monarchs quarrelled constantly with Parliament. The first signal of trouble between Crown and Parliament came in 1601, when the Commons were angry over Elizabeth’s policy of selling monopolies. But Parliament did not demand any changes. When Elizabeth died, she left James with a huge debt, larger than total yearly income of the crown. James had to ask Parliament to raise a tax to pay the debt. Parliament agreed, but in return insisted on the right to discuss James’s home and foreign policy. James, however, insisted that he alone had the “divine right” to make these decision. Like Elizabeth, James preferred to rule with a small council. He believed that the king was chosen by God and therefore only God could judge him. James’s ideas were not different from those of earlier monarchs, as other monarchs in Europe were....