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• Who did both James I and his son Charles I lean heavily on for advice?

• The Duke of Buckingham

• What happened to the Duke of Buckingham that led to rejoice across the nation?

• He was Assassinated.

How would you Define Assassination?

• The act of Killing someone, usually for political reasons or to ruin a reputation.

• After The assassination of the Duke of Buckingham, the King didn’t know how to control his own country so who did he ask for help?

• Lord Strafford & Archbishop Laud

• Lord Stafford was so ingenious at finding money for the king, that the term “Stafford’s Fork” was coined. It referred to his mischievous ways of “feeding of the country”

• Archbishop Laud also made a bad name for himself with the people. But He angered the Puritans most.

• In his fine Church of England style, the Archbishop, insisted on more decorations and rituals in the church, sending the puritans over the top.

• How did the Puritans react to these actions by Laud?

• The Puritans attacked Churches destroying irreplaceable carvings, books, paintings, carved rails, and smashing ancient stained glass windows.

• Eventually Charles alienated himself from England, everyone was extremely hostile towards him. So he returned to Scotland.

• While there he tried to force the Scots to worship the Church of England

• The Scots, who were Presbetarians, thought this was absurd.

• The Scots came together and signed a covenant to resist King Charles demands and they later rose in revolt against him.

What is a Presbytarian?(please add this definition at the bottom of your page)

• A Protestant church governed by the presbyters (elders)

What is a covenant?

• Agreement

What is a Revolt?

• Opposing and attempting to end authority by rebelling.

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• Why is everyone so upset by this Russian yoga guru, who is performing what she says is “yoga to the benefit of her 2 week old infant”?

• Concussions?• Dislocations?• Drops?• Babies rights?