Watch these too!

Shame on you who didn't want the full episode! You are missing out I tell you! Megan is on episode 7, which is fairly good, and she loves it, don't you meagan! Just read her blog and it'll tell you! Lottie-love, here is all of episode 2, let me know when, and I'll post the rest :) Alternatively, you could search for it on Youtube. Jessss, I don't know why you don't understand it, it's awesome! Ok, the first episode isn't great, but it's worth it just to get into the series! HONEST. These have better quality so maybe you'll be able to enjoy them more.

Episode 2 -1/2


Episode 2 -2/2


Aiyyooo! They are so good. I've just watched the last, episode 20, and it's so sad! Honestly, I'm an emotional wreck after this series, but it's all good And it's not like it leaves a great gaping hole in your life like somethings. Not to mention it's insanely funny.


Here is an essay for you

Sarah Murano 12Y November 2006

Question 2: Read the following source and then answer the questions.
From King James P. Croft, 2003

"Another issue that caused unease was the fear of "undertaking". A group led by the Commons veteran Sir Henry Neville promised before the opening of the 1614 session to manage the Parliament more productively for the king."

a. Comment on the "manage" in the context of preparations for the Addled Parliament of 1614.

The First Parliament had ended quite unsucessfully, with James being let down on the issues that he had wanted to discuss (The Union) and Parliament feeling that they were being bypassed, particularly as James frequently mentioned that he only used Parliament as they were "convinient." For this reason, to make the second parliament "more productive" would most likely mean to make the parliament more organised, so that issues were discussed more efficiently and more agreements were arrived upon. The "group led by the Commons veteran Sir Henry Neville," therefore "undertook" this task, but the fear was that "manage" meant to fix Parliament in the favour of the King.

b. Explain why the Addled Parliament ended so quickly.

James called the Addled Parliament because he needed money for his son's funeral and his daughter's wedding, but his court was not united in the desire to call Parliament. The Howard Family represented a very strong pro-catholic faction who were against the calling of Parliament, and beforehand attempted to persuade James to do otherwise because Parliament was strongly protestant and would critisize the faction in front of the King, which might cause them to loose favour. Before Parliament was called therefore, they employed "spoiling tactics" such as suggesting that the King would get more money with impositions, rather than with Parliament. They also insinuated that when Henry Neville had promised to "manage" the parliament for the King, he meant that he would pack it with the King's men so that the outcome would be more favourable to the King, although many historians are unsure as to whether this was the case, or fully disagree. Due to this, when Parliament opened, the house was full of mistrust and suspicion towards the King.

After the Bates' Case which had been raised in the First Parliament, in which James used the courts to create a precedent and therefore practically create a new law, Parliament felt that they were being sidestepped because they weren't agreeing with the King's wishes. They knew that the King's main reason to call parliament was for money and so were relucatant to provide him with a large sum, as this would make them redundant for a time, and there was also the worry that James would simply splurge on gifts and banquets as he was well known to do. For these reasons, although James called the Parliament for a subsidy, they did not grant him one. Instead they began discussions on impositions.

The issue of impositions, which were additional taxes "imposed" by the King without being sanctioned by Parliament, had been initially settled in 1606, with the Bates' Case, where the precedent created meant that impositions were to be paid, and not paying them was an illegal offence. However, by this time James was recieving around £70,00 a year in impositions which was about the equivalent of one parliament subsidy, and this bothered Parliament, as they were, as always concerned that James would dissolve them permanently and rule absolutely, without their aid. For this reason they restarted discussions on impositions, but this infuriated James as he felt he was going in circles. The reason for starting the Parliament had been money, and not only were they refusing it to him they were also reviving a topic which had been settled years ago. Granted, England was expiriencing the hardest depression of the centuary, so even if Parliament had been so inclined, they would not have been able to give him an acceptable subsidy.

With Parliament refusing him money, James could not afford to give up impositions, and Parliament also stood firm, refusing to let the issue drop, and so the session went around in circles until James dissolved it only a few weeks later, it having issued no subsidies, and no legislation.


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