Charles and James II

• When was the Convention Parliament created?

  April 1660
• When was the Declaration of Breda sent?

  April 1660
• What was the term Charles II used to refer to his views on religious toleration in the Declaration of Breda?

  'Liberty to tender consciences'
• How was the Declaration of Breda accepted by Parliament?

  Unconditionally
• When was the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion passed?

  1660
• What did the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion say?

  Pardoned supports of republican regimes but condemned regicides to death.
• When were Feudal Tenures abolished?

  1661
• When was the Corporation Act passed?

  1661
• What did the Corporation Act say?

  Only those who took Anglican Communion could sit on Borough corporations
• When was the Militia Act passed?


  1661
• What did the Militia Act say?

  The king alone was in command of the armed forces
• When was the Hearth Tax issued?

  1662
• What percentage of expected revenue did the Hearth Tax achieve?

  Only 1/3 of the expected £250,000
• When was the Act of Uniformity passed?

  1662
• How many ministers were expelled from their livings due to the Act of Uniformity

  1800
• When was the Conventicle Act passed?

  1664
• When was the revised Triennial Act passed?

  1664
• Why did the Triennial act fail?

  It didn't have any mechanisms to ensure the calling of Parliament after 3 years
• When did Charles II attempt to suspend the Act of Uniformity?

  1662
• When did James, DOY, announce his conversion to Catholicism?

  1668
• When was the Treaty of Dover signed?

  1670
• What were the two secret clauses of the Treaty of Dover?

  -Charles would announce his conversion to Catholicism at an appropriate time

  -French subsidies to help Charles be independant from Parliament
• When did Charles issue a Declaration of Indulgence?

  1672
• When was the Test Act passed?

  1673
• Why did Charles accept the Test Act?

  They gave him subsidies in order to fund the Anglo-Dutch war in return
• What did the Test Act mean?

  Holders of public office had to deny Catholic teachings so James had to resign as Lord Admiral of the Navy
• Who did Charles appoint as Treasurer?

  Thomas Osbourne, a strong Protestant
• Who did Charles marry in order to ease Catholic suspicions?

  Mary and the Dutch William of Orange
• What did Charles' secret agreement with Louis XIV state?

  If Parliament showed French hostility he would suspend it in return for a payment
• How much Charles recieve for the suspension of Parliament in 1675?

  £100,000
• When was the Popish Plot?

  August 1678
• When was 'The Exclusion Crisis'?

  1679-81
• What was the issue during 'The Exclusion Crisis'?

  Whig MPs proposed a bill to remove James, DOY, from the line of succession and replace him with James, Duke of Monmouth
• How did Charles react to the passing of the bill in 1679 and 81?

  He dissolved Parliament
• How did Charles stop the passing of the bill in 1680?

  After the bill passed through the House of Commons, Charles sat in the House of Lords during the vote to discourage them from passing it
• Who was arrested for treason in the 1680s?

  Lord Shaftsbury
• When was The Rye House Plot?


  1683
• What did Charles defy in 1684?

  The Triennial Act
• When did James II become King?

  1685
• How much did James recieve from Parliament each year?

  £2 million