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16 Cards in this Set
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What are some key events leading to the Second English Civil War? |
-Divisions in parliament -The agitators |
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How was parliament divided at the end of the First Civil War? |
-Those favouring a Presbyterian settlement -Those favouring liberty of conscience - more religious freedom |
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When were the Newcastle Propositions proposed, what did they include and what was the outcome? |
-July 1646 following Charles' defeat -Put forward by Presbyterian group -Parliament control of army for 20 years -exempt certain royalists from pardon -set up a united presbyterian church -C1 rejected this - believed that Presbyterianism would undermine the power of the monarchy - obedience to monarch not implicit in the religion -Scots hand over C1 to parliament |
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Who were the agitators and what did they do? |
-Elected representatives of the New Model Army to air grievances to parliament -Formed as a result of parliament's poor treatment of the New Model Army -Georgy Joyce a prominent agitator |
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What had parliament done to anger the NMA? |
-Preparing to disband the NMA and form a new one for the invasion of Ireland -Despite winning the CW for parliament, the NMA had not recieved pay for months -There was no guarantee that soldiers would be pardoned for action in the CW -No provision for war widows and orphans |
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How did the agitators succeed? |
-July 1647 - MPs flee London following Presbyterian protests -August - NMA marches back into London and restores the MPs -The NMA and the MPs they restored begin negotiating with Charles I |
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Who drew up the peace terms for Charles and what did they include? |
-Ireton and Lambert, very generous terms offered -Parliament elected every 2 years -Parliamentary control of army for 10 years -5 royalists exempt from pardon -C of E re-established but with liberty of conscience -Charles still refused these generous terms -Charles refused and opened negotiations with the Scots |
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Which radical group influenced the demands of the agitators? |
-The Levellers |
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What did the levellers demand? |
-Single chamber parliament, abolish H of L -Equitable redistribution of parliamentary seats -Elections every 2 years -Wider male suffrage -Secularisation - dis-establishment of the church -Thorough reform of the legal system |
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What briefly were the Putney debates? |
-Internal debate between members of the NMA -Levellers V Grandees |
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When did Charles I escape, and what did this lead to? |
-11th November - Charles' escapes - begins negotiating with the Irish and Scots -15th November - Parliament summons the army |
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When was the engagement signed and what did it pertain to? |
-December 26th -Promised the Scots religious concessions in return for military help |
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Where did the Second English Civil War begin? |
-Pembrokeshire, South Wales -Colonel Poyer refuses to disband his troops until they are paid, rebels in favour of the crown -Series of pro-royalist uprisings and revolts in the spring of 1648 -Scots form an army ready to invade England |
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When did Pride's purge happen and what was it? |
-December 1648 - NMA under Colonel Pride forcibly removed MPs that opposed them |
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When did the battle of Preston take place and what were its effects? |
-17-19 August -Parliamentarian army sorely defeated the engager army -Presaged the defeat of Royalist forces and victory for the parliamentarians |
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What are the events of Charles' trial? |
-1st January 1649 - ordinance set up for the trial of Charles I -20th January - Charles' tried with high treason, refuses any of the claims, refuses to compromise and infuriates the court -30th January - Charles executed |
