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Problems facing James I (Religion (Catholic plots (this happened despite…
Problems facing James I
Parliament
Huge tension between James and Parliament
The Divine Right of Kings
He believed he had been given his power directly from God
And that it was treason to question him
Religion
Puritan demands
to remove all the Catholic Bishops
James refused
Catholic plots
this happened despite him trying to keep the Catholics happy
This made him change his leniency towards the Catholics
The Gunpowder plot
James himself was Protestant
Money
To pay for wars against Spain and Ireland
James was always in need of money
Heavily taxed his people
Support his lavish lifestyle
turned to Parliament
LO: Describe the Gunpowder plot
of 1605
*5th November
Robert Catesby
Thomas Percy
Francis Tresham
Guy Fawkes
Lord Monteagle*