James and Charles: Personality and Court scandals.

POSITIVE FEATURES:

• Rex pacifus
• Extravagant
• Absolutist
• Flexible
• Educated
• Experienced, 1567-1603
• Pragmatic and tact, loved debating.
• Court was lively and open, represented what he achieved.

NEGATIVE FEATURES:

• Lazy and too kind.
• Open friendship circle
• Anti-war
• Promoted anyone he found beneficial and attractive.

POSITIVE FEATURES:

• Serious, hard worker.
• Maturely extravagant.
• Close friendship circle.
• Pro-war
• Relations with favourates weren't sexual.
• Ordered

NEGATIVE FEATURES:

• No experience
• Provocative
• Un-tact
• Painfully shy and quiet.
• Religious stance confusing.
• Court was quiet and ordered

ROBERT CARR:

• Advised King to rule without Parliament.
• Influenced by Corrupt Catholic Howards.
• Had an affair with Frances Howard
• Part of the Overbury scandal as a result of death of Cecil in 1612.

GEORGE VILLIERS:

• Appointed by Archbiship of Cantenbury to challenge Howard faction.
• Apart of court rivalry
• Kings favourate for charming looks.
• 1615, made knight of bedchamber close to King.
• 1623 highest earning subject outside royalty.
• Got Cranfield impeached via reforms in Ireland.
• Parliament heavily disliked him.
• Responsible for failed trip to Spain and War in Palatinate and Cadiz.

THOMAS OVERBURY:

• Carr's friend/secretary, object Howard/Carr affair.
• James sent him to tower of London/
• 1613 died, some say he was poisoned.
• Carr and Howard were to blame.

FRANCIS BACON:

• Defended royal power.
• Corrupt and took bribes to pay off debts.
• Lord treasurer.
• Parliament impeached him.
• Begged for mercy.

1615-16, OVERBURY SCANDAL:

• Death of Cecil led many trying to replace him.
• Howards were powerful Catholics
• Carr was James' adviser under Howard influence after affair.
• Frances Howard was already married but had an affair with Carr.
• James granted her annulment.
• Carr's secretary found out.
• He was poisoned by Howard and she was sent to tower of London
• James let her go.

COCKAYNE PROJECT:

• William Cockayne given monopoly of wool trade via bribery.
• Finished cloth in England instead of sending to Dutch.
• Huge mistake, disaster, financial scandal
• 1614.

BUCKINGHAM'S FOREIGN POLICY

• Kings favourate, too much influence.
• Responsible for Spain trip failure.
• Cadiz and military expedition in Palatinate failure.
• He was attacked by Parliament in 1621 and 24.
• Tried to be impeached.
• His policy were not fond with Parliament.