Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . tans eachhoped for his favour, but his support was given to the church of Eng-land. Puritan clergymen appealed for freedom in church ceremonies,but the only good result of the Hampton Court conference was a newtranslation of the Bible. The discovery of the Gunpowder Plot prevented the destruction of the king and of both Houses of attempted to govern as far as he could without a Parliament, andtried to arrange a marriage for his son wi
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . tans eachhoped for his favour, but his support was given to the church of Eng-land. Puritan clergymen appealed for freedom in church ceremonies,but the only good result of the Hampton Court conference was a newtranslation of the Bible. The discovery of the Gunpowder Plot prevented the destruction of the king and of both Houses of attempted to govern as far as he could without a Parliament, andtried to arrange a marriage for his son with the Infanta of was sacrificed to Spanish hatred. Settlements were founded inAmerica and in India. Jamess favourite idea was the divine rightof kings, but his weakness and folly lessened the personal devotion thatthe nation had shown to the Tudors. 2. Charles I. 1625-1649 160. Charles I and the divine right.—Charles wastwenty-five years of age when he came to the throne. In 1625-26] THE HOUSE OF STUART 161 person and manner he was a marked contrast to his father,but he believed in the divine right of kings, and in didnot. his own power and dignity even more firmly thanJames. He was convinced that, if the people didrecognize his divineright to rule as hewished, it was simply be-cause they were wilfuland obstinate; it was hisduty to govern and theirsto obey. Difficulty aroseat the very beginning ofhis reign in connectionwith his marriage toHenrietta Maria ofFrance. When the mar-riage was arranged,Charles had promised toallow his wife the utmostfreedom in the exercise ofher religion, and to per-mit her to bring to Eng-land her own priests and attendants. He also promisedthat the laws against the English Roman Catholics shouldbe relaxed. Not only had Charles no power to carryout these promises, but he and his father had assuredParliament that he would not enter into any such Parliament met, it insisted on enforcing the lawsagainst the Roman Catholic
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