James I and Divine Right
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- JAMES AND DIVINE RIGHT
- What is divine right?
- It is the belief that a monarch is chosen by God to rule and they are God's representative on Earth. This also implies that God wants society to have a strict hierarchy.
- There were fears that this divine right could evolve into a form of absolutism that dominated the monarchies of France and Spain.
- It is the belief that a monarch is chosen by God to rule and they are God's representative on Earth. This also implies that God wants society to have a strict hierarchy.
- Opposition to this belief
- James' tutor George Buchanan participated in the deposition of Mary Queen of Scots.
- He taught James that monarchs should be held accountable to the people that give them power.
- James' own belief was a mixture of both of these influences. he would retain his prerogative yet not go to extreme lengths to defend it.
- He taught James that monarchs should be held accountable to the people that give them power.
- James' tutor George Buchanan participated in the deposition of Mary Queen of Scots.
- Sir Edward Coke
- Sir Edward Coke was an MP and lawyer who championed the common law.
- He accused James of acting above the law as Coke considered common law as sovereign. As a result he was dismissed in 1616.
- Coke to James 'His Majesty was not learned in the laws of England.
- The Apology of the House of Commons 1606
- This was a document in which Parliament asserted its rights to the King but he never saw it.
- Rights that were re-established included : free speech, free election (Goodwin v Fortesque), freedom from arrest. Purveyance and wardship were mentioned.
- This was a document in which Parliament asserted its rights to the King but he never saw it.
- James' speech to Commons in 1610
- James was accused as being above the law by a professor and James' response was to issue a proclomation
- James also issued a speech which contained many absolutist ideas: ' judges over all their subjects and yet accountable to none but God only.'
- James was accused as being above the law by a professor and James' response was to issue a proclomation
- What is divine right?
- Was Divine Right the main cause of tension?
- The theory and practice of divine right were very different and in reality it wasn't much of an issue.
- After the case of Goodwin v Fortesque, James never interfered with disputed elections and left it up to Parliament to deal with.
- In 1610, even after his absolutist speech, James agreed to stop creating new claims by proclomation after parliament complained about it.
- James never raised taxes without parliamentary permission.
- Blessed parliament: James made a concession with the MPs Shirley debt case. He was released from prison.
- James never raised taxes without parliamentary permission.
- In 1610, even after his absolutist speech, James agreed to stop creating new claims by proclomation after parliament complained about it.
- After the case of Goodwin v Fortesque, James never interfered with disputed elections and left it up to Parliament to deal with.
- The theory and practice of divine right were very different and in reality it wasn't much of an issue.
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