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Charles II electric boogaloo - Coggle Diagram
Charles II electric boogaloo
parliamentary radicalism
exclusion crisis!!!!!!
600k bribe to get rid of james
parli is pro charles for much of his reign and they turn when james
division of groups whigs trimmers tories (groups not parties)
shaftesbury actions = new pym
test acts
foreign policy
dutch war loss 2 & 3
french relationship - dominated especially after 1672 when hes under control of louis continuously
secret treaty of dover - stuck doing what louis wants
personality
party animal
manwhore
toleration of religion - act of indulgence
reckless with money
religion - family doesn't want to die to be charles
selfish - sell his soul for money
finance
the french
hes using too much of it reckless with cash - stop the exchequer declaring himself bankrupt
secret treaty of dover - keeping parliament out and if found out he will be told off lots
no more parliamentary control
t&p 1.2 mill a year vs 600k abolition of ship money customs duties hearth tax (fireplacess)
religion
charles is friendly with too many catholics - his mother henrietta maria his wife catherine of braganza, his brother james duke of york, his cousin louis XIV of france and alot of his mistresses - connection with catholics (and himself)
first conventicle act 1664
- due to the northern rising religious meetings of 5 or more people were forbidden inital punishment was a fine and after 3x it lead to transportation
second conventicle act 1670
- reinforced the persecution of dissenter and removed some JPs who were judged to lenient in acting against conventicles
5 mile act
- 1665 due to the dutch war any preacher could not preach within 5 miles of his own hometown
clarendon code - 4 laws act of unity licensing act corporation act 5 miles act
test acts + dec of indulgence
EXCLUSION CRISIS
secret treaty (sort of)
favourites
clarendon - selling off his daughter being used a scape goat
danby - in tower
cabal - splits and shaftesbury