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rise and fall of the cabal
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What does CABAL stand for in the context of Charles II's government?
Five
ministers
who dominated his government
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Who was the Treasury minister in the CABAL?
Thomas Clifford
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What role did Henry Bennet hold in the CABAL?
Foreign
Affairs
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Who was responsible for court and general policy in the CABAL?
George Villiers
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What position did Anthony Ashley Cooper hold in the CABAL?
Lord Chancellor
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Who managed Scottish affairs in the CABAL?
John Maitland
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What does the term "cabal" refer to before the CABAL Ministry?
A
secret faction
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Why did Charles II need a new group of ministers after 1667?
To avoid
challenges
to his
authority
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What was a key appeal of the CABAL to Charles II?
Factional
diversity
among its members
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How did CABAL members' disagreements benefit Charles II?
Allowed him to remain the
final
decision-maker
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What was the Treaty of Dover?
A secret agreement between
Charles II
and
Louis XIV
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What were the terms of the Treaty of Dover?
Support for
France
against the
Dutch
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What financial benefit did Charles II receive from France under the Treaty of Dover?
£230,000
annually
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Why was the Treaty of Dover pivotal for the CABAL's rise?
It allowed Charles to bypass
Parliament
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When did the Third Anglo-Dutch War occur?
1672–74
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Why was the Third Anglo-Dutch War unpopular in England?
It was seen as supporting
Catholic France
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What financial crisis occurred in 1672 under the CABAL?
The
Stop of the Exchequer
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What did Charles II do during the Stop of the Exchequer?
Suspended
repayments
of
loans
to
bankers
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How much did the Crown default on during the Stop of the Exchequer?
£1.2 million
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What was the Declaration of Indulgence?
Suspended
penal laws
against Catholics
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Why was the Declaration of Indulgence unpopular?
Seen as imposing toleration for
Catholics
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What did the Test Act require of public officials?
To take
Anglican
communion and deny
transubstantiation
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What was the consequence for Lord Clifford due to the Test Act?
He resigned due to his
Catholicism
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When did the CABAL Ministry fall?
1673–1674
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What were the key reasons for the fall of the CABAL Ministry?
War failure
,
financial crisis
, and
religious backlash
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How did factionalism contribute to the CABAL's decline?
Frequent clashes among
members
weakened unity
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How did Charles II's reliance on advisors change after the CABAL?
He
relied
more on
individual
advisors
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What historical significance did the CABAL demonstrate?
Limits of
royal power
and faction balancing
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What political divisions emerged from the CABAL's period?
Whig
vs
Tory
divisions
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What tension was revealed during the CABAL's governance?
Tension between royal
prerogative
and
parliamentary consent
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