Court and Family of James

    Cards (6)

    • James' personality traits are that he's sociable, pragmatic and intellectual
    • James' favourities were the Duke of Buckingham and Robert Cecil
    • The Bedchamber was the monarch's private apartment and was the centre of the court, people who were with him there had greater access to him
    • Great Contract 1610
      Proposed by Robert Cecil, abolishment of wardship and purveyance and, parliament would give annual subsidy of 200,000 and 600,000 upfront
    • Patronage is the usage of granting royal titles for money
    • James' court was open and lively, some described it as drunken and debauched
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