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27 March 1625
After the death of James I, his son becomes Charles I, king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He immediately summons Parliament to raise money for a war against Spain, but suspicion of his (and previously his father's) favourite, George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham leads the Commons to make only a token grant of money. In 1626, following the failure of Buckingham's expedition against Cadiz and Parliament's impeachment of him, Charles dissolves Parliament. — • — Villiers rise was meteoric. In 1614, Villiers was James's Cupbearer; in 1615 Master of the Bedchamber (a key position in controlling access to the king); in 1616 he was Master of the Horse and Viscount Buckingham; in 1617 Earl, in 1618 Marquis and in 1623 Duke of Buckingham. 'Christ had his John, and I have my George,' James said. From A Century of Troubles by Stevie Davies (Channel 4 Books) |
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