23. Q. From the time of the accession of James I., what two crowns were
united? A. Those of England and Scotland.
24. Q. What great conspiracy was discovered during the reign of James I.?
A. The gunpowder plot, a conspiracy to destroy both Houses of Parliament,
the king and the royal family.
25. Q. What noted publication occurred during the reign of James I.? A.
The authorized version of the Bible.
26. Q. Name four prominent men of letters who lived during the reign of
James I.? A. Ben Jonson, poet; Beaumont and Fletcher, dramatists; and
Francis Bacon, jurist, statesman and philosopher.
27. Q. Who was the successor to James I. on the throne of England? A. His
son, Charles I.
28. Q. What noted Parliament was summoned by King Charles? A. The Long
Parliament.
29. Q. How long did this Parliament continue in session? A. Thirteen
years.
30. Q. What was the fate of Charles I.? A. He was tried, condemned and
executed on a charge of treason in levying war against the Parliament.
31. Q. After the execution of Charles what form of government was
proclaimed in England? A. A Commonwealth.
32. Q. Who was made the first Lord Protector of the Commonwealth? A.
Oliver Cromwell.
33. Q. Give the names of three illustrious persons who lived about this
time. A. Milton, Bunyan and Dryden.
34. Q. Upon the death of Oliver Cromwell, who was proclaimed Protector of
the Commonwealth? A. His son, Richard Cromwell.
35. Q. Eight months afterward, upon Richard Cromwell resigning the
Protectorate, who became king of England? A. Charles II., son of Charles
I.
36. Q. What two great calamities occurred in London during the reign of
Charles II.? A. The great plague and the great fire. By the former a
hundred thousand people perished, and by the latter the greater part of
the city was burned.