Calendar: 1874-1875 Page 518

018 INGLI8 SCHOLARSHIPS Explain the Rye Plot and its connexion with the Gun- powder Plot Give brief description of the Conference at Hampton Court What policy did James pursue towards Scotland and Ire- land and by what difficulties was it obstructed Mention in chronological order the favourites by whom inies was governed and show with what results Mention the dates of his Successive Parliaments and give tm account of the proceedings of the last What line did James pursue in relation to foreign affairs What was the state of parties at the close of his reign If What advantages did his reign bring to this nation II -tG& Efyxtv atf' mav Give an account of the part taken by Henry IV of France in the dispute about the Cleves succession What were the main provisions of the Peace of Augsburg Give an account of the rise of the Protestant Union giving the names of the States of which it was composed Give an account of the disputes which led to the execution of Barneveldt and say in what way they affected the con- dition of things in Germany What was the Royal Charter Majestats brief of Bohemia Give an account of the circumstances of the election of Ferdinand as King of Bohemia and give an opinion on the right of the Bohemians to depose him Write sketch of Bohemian affairs from the outbreak of the revolution at Prague to the Battle of the White Hill What part did Spain take in German affairs between 1618 and 1623 Write life of Count Mansfeld down to bis arrival in the Netherlands after the Battle of Fleunre 10 What was the Agreement of Miihlhausen and what effect did it have upon the course of the war 11 What was the policy of James in Germany What steps did lie take to carry it out and with what results