James ii, mary, anne
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- James II, William and Mary, Anne
- political
- 1704 the tack- as an attempt to pass the occasional conformity act the high Tories tacked it on the end of a major money bill, however it was defeated as Anne's ministers persuaded Tories and Whigs to vote against it
- parliament invite william of orange to invade england 1688- glorious revolution
- 1707 union between England and Scotland-The act of settlement didnt apply in scotland so wanted to prevent jacobite restoration, war with france in 1702 could lead to a french/jacobite invasion of england through scotland,Gave £20,000 in bribes, gave compensation for those who suffered in the darien disaster
- William-didn't side with either Tories or Whigs- more concerned about war with france rather than domestic affairs
- 1689 bill of rights-Couldn't have a standing army Couldn't raise taxes Couldn't be catholic Couldn't subvert parliament laws
- 1711 Occasional Conformity Act passed- stopped dissenters from taking the anglican communion to bypass the test act
- Triennial act 1694- had to be called at least every 3 years and could only last 3 years
- 1701 Act of settlement- secured James I granddaughter as successor, Couldn't leave the realm without parliaments consent, Had to be Anglican
- ecomomical
- 1694 bank of England formed- financed the wars
- foreign policy
- Spanish succession war 1701-1714
- 1706 Marlborough military victory at Ramillies
- 1713 Treaty of Utrecht between Britain, Dutch and France
- 1689-1696- 9 year war- against france
- Battle of the Boyne 1690-against jacobites in Ireland
- Religious
- James Declaration of indulgence 1687&1688
- Toleration act 1689-granted non conformists freedom to worship however william was disappointed It didn’t allow dissenters into parliament, or government offices
- 1710 Sacheverell trial-lasted 3 weeks, tory mobs in london, burned down dissenter churches
- Schism act 1714-prevented nonconformists and catholics from educating their children in their own schools. however on the day the act was to take effect Anne died so it wasn't enforced
- 1688-7 Bishops trial- opposistion to the declaration of indulgence- judges ruled in bishops favour
- 1686 Godden V Hales case- 11 out 12 judges ruled in James' favour, it allowed him to bypass the 1673 test act this angered parliament
- political
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