James and Catholicism
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- James and Catholicism
- Plots against James
- The Bye Plot
- Planned to kidnap James and hold him in the Tower of London until he promised to grant increased toleration towards Catholics.
- Betrayed to Cecil.
- The Main Plot
- The main leader was Lord Cobham and his brother George. The plan was to kill James and his son Henry and put Arabella Stuart on the throne.
- Cobham had written to Arabella discussing the plan and she gave the letter to Cecil exposing the plan
- The Gunpowder Plot
- Catesby led a group of catholics including Dutch Guido Fawkes.
- Houses of parliament would be blown up with James and Henry and they would put Princess Elizabeth on the throne under their control.
- January 1607: 8 of the plotters were put on trial and found guilty and were hanged drawn and quatered.
- Sir Edward Coke put a lot of blame on Jesuits but in reality they opposed the plot as they wanted to convince James that Catholics were not a threat.
- Catesby led a group of catholics including Dutch Guido Fawkes.
- The Bye Plot
- Impacts of Plots
- After the betrayal of the Main Plot James suspended recusancy fines.
- However, in early 1605 James then enforced the recusancy laws so thoroughly that 5.560 people were convicted and fined for recusancy.
- After the conclusion of the Gunpowder Plot. laws against Catholics became extremely harsh.
- They were forbidden to be doctors or lawyers.
- Homes could be searched with any excuse.
- They could not travel without permission.
- If they did not take Holy Communion at least 3 times a year from a Protestant minister, they were fined.
- Recusants could have up to two thirds of their property confiscated.
- In 1606, James made everyone take an oath of allegiance which clarified that the Pope did not have the power to absolve or depose monarchs. This was to expose potential plotters.
- After the betrayal of the Main Plot James suspended recusancy fines.
- At the beginning of the reign
- Before his rule in England James had shown willingness to be lenient to the Catholics.
- When English Catholics were visiting Scotland they were assured by James he intended to be tolerant.
- In a letter to the Earl of Northumberland: 'As for Catholics I will neither persecute any that will be quiet and give an outward obedience to the law, neither will I spare to advance any of them that will by good service worthily deserve it'
- Catholic population in this time was 35,000 to 40,000 about 1%.
- James really disliked Jesuits describing them as 'venomous wasps and firebrands of sedition'.
- As for Secular Priests, he did hate them as much as the Jesuits but he did not want them in his realm either.
- Secular Priests were Catholics priests who did not belong to a religious order and rivalled the jesuits.
- As for Secular Priests, he did hate them as much as the Jesuits but he did not want them in his realm either.
- James did not believe in religious persecution.
- Before his rule in England James had shown willingness to be lenient to the Catholics.
- Later in the reign
- Some time after the shock of the plots had worn off, James returned back to his former tolerance towards Catholics but this did waver at points throughout his reign.
- After the assassination of Henry IV of France he put more pressure on Catholics but it wore off soon after.
- A total of 25 Catholics were executed throughout his reign none after 1619.
- James also lessened pressure when negotiating the Spanish Match.
- Plots against James
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