Young people's history of England . CORONAIION OF JAMES I. —Page 228. THE HOUSE OF STUART. 229 quaint wit, and with a passion for writing long treatises andessays. But he was pedantic and garrulous, and his wordcould not be trusted. He was, in short, anything butkingly in person or in character. His reign, in its lack ofwisdom and foresight, prepared the way for the stirringevents which finally secured political liberty to the Eng-lish people. In his dealings with the different religious sects, Jamesfollowed the example and methods of Elizabeth. He sus-tained the Church of Eno^land, which Eliz
Young people's history of England . CORONAIION OF JAMES I. —Page 228. THE HOUSE OF STUART. 229 quaint wit, and with a passion for writing long treatises andessays. But he was pedantic and garrulous, and his wordcould not be trusted. He was, in short, anything butkingly in person or in character. His reign, in its lack ofwisdom and foresight, prepared the way for the stirringevents which finally secured political liberty to the Eng-lish people. In his dealings with the different religious sects, Jamesfollowed the example and methods of Elizabeth. He sus-tained the Church of Eno^land, which Elizabeth ^ _ Jamess had established and imposed upon her subjects, despoticHe opposed the Puritans on one hand, and theCatholics on the other. He strictly enforced the lawswhich had been made in Elizabeths time against boththese sects, and which compelled the people to conform toand reo^ularly attend the authorized church ser- ^ ^ ?> Severity- vices. He was, however, more severe towards against the Puritans than towards the Cat
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