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The Monarchy
King Charles 'Divine Right', was advised to work with Parliament by Dad James, he didn't. Dissolved Parliament in
1626 - brought it back then - dissolved 1629 brought it back 1640.
Three Evil Advisers
Laud - Archbishop of Canterbury, - Arminian - tried and beheaded 1645 - hated puritans - clipped ears of Henry Burton, John Bastwick and William Prynne - for criticising Laud's Religious practise, 1637 Book of Common Prayer sent to Scotland, Edinburgh Riots
Wentworth - 'Stratford' - President of the Council - Power - beheaded without Trial (1641) - lord Deputy of Ireland, President of the Council of the North 1631 - made officials send reports to King
Weston - Chancellor of the Exchequer, (money) did the Taxes
Taxes
Distraint of Knighthood - forcing knights to pay for knighthood
Forest Fines - People who encroached (crossed borders) in Royal lands had to pay fines
Ship money - Only applies to those who live on the coast. Only pay in time of need. Charles changed, everyone must pay and makes it tax always , for his lavish life
John Hampden Case - 1637 - refused to pay ship money - was taken to court judges split 7;5 in Charles Favour
1630S
1637 - Book of Common Prayers to Scotland - Edinburgh Revolts
1639 - The National Covalent First Bishops War Fight Charles and Win - Book withdrawn / Charles Calls Wentworth back from Ireland
The Short Parliament - September 1640 Parliament was recalled as Charles wanted to Fight Scotland - MPs wouldn't without him listening to their issues, wouldn't let him raise tax - Charles dissolved parliament immediately
2md Bishops War
The Long Parliament - November 1640 - Attacked the Evil Advisors
1641 - Triennial Act - Parliament sits every three years
1641 - Own consent act - Parliament cannot be dissolved unless it consents to it
1640s
Made by Parliament - long list demands for the king; no bishops or Catholics in HOL, parliament control ministers, fundamental reform to church - published
Pym and the MPs - Radical
Moderates didn't like it
Parliament Freedom - Free speech, freedom from arrest in parliament
January 1642 - Attempted arrest of 5 MPs
March 1642 - Parliament The Militia Ordinance Parl controlled Armyy
April 1642 - The Commissions Array - King controlled Army
June 1642 - Nineteen Proposition - Charles rejects it's harshness
Charles Raises his standard in Nottingham 1642
Civil War (1642-1646)
Charles vs Parliament
Winner; Parliament
Pym dies in war
Deal or No Deal
Ideas on how Charles Pay back after war
Presbyterian's - strict on religion wanted everyone including Charles less politically strict, don't care for New Model army, didn't like growing radical numbers
Independent - religious very free as long as it Protestant - more politically strict sympathise with New Model Army
No deal or Deal
The Scots Covenanters - fought for Parliament in the war wanted the Presbyterian Church established in England for their fighting
Presbyterian MPs - Largest Parliament groups, leader Denzil Holles - concerned about social chaos - would accept a treaty quickly wanted Presbyterian church in England - feared radical politics against religious freedom.
Independent MPs - Cromwell and son-in-law Henry Ireton were sympathetic to New Model Army. Refused to return to pre-war Church or Presbyterian Church, free worship if Protestant
New Model Army - 'God's Instrument' - Parliament tried to disband them without pay. Elected 'Agitators' to represent their view in Army Council (radical Levellers)
Radical Deal or No deal
The Levellers ; believed society should be 'levelled' that all men should be equal and vote, property should be equal, didn't believe in woman's right's 'commies' political
The Digger; all land should be shared, set up communes, St Georges Hill, physically dug up land, political Economics
The Ranters; very free; orgies, parties celebration believed that God had decided whether your going to heaven or hell pre-birth and that won't change, very liberal, could have only existed as propaganda - religious, social
The Quakers; people can be close to God without the Church. The group of friends - religious
What Happens
End up with Levellers in the New Model Army - present idea of getting rid of the King
1646 - Newcastle Propositions - Parliament
1647 - Heads of Proposals - Army
The Agreement of the People- October 1647 - Levellers
Parliament gets upset and they meet for the Putney Debate Rich vs Army, Cromwell over sees the debates
November 1647 - Charles runs away to the Isle of White, then put in jail by Cromwell's cousin
Parliament joins together to capture Charles - Reunifies Parliament
C sends letter to Scots Covenants Convinces them to invade England, promises to make England Pres is Scots win
More of what Happens
Summer 1648 - New Model Army vs Scottish Covenant two weeks, Scots lose, 2nd civil war
1648 Newport Treaty - made on capital of Ilse of White August-September It's never finished
New Model Army becomes a political party
NMA takes Charles to London to go on trial, Cromwell leads trial as member of independents + NMA
Charles Intransigent - Stubborn
Prides Purge - removes, MPs against the trial 6 December 1648, block them from entering - 180 excluded, 100 fled
Result - 80 MPs left - Rump Parliament
Charles execution
30th January 1649
Cause; Charles was stubborn, caused frustration from Pres Newcastle Proposition - 1646, Independents - Heads of Proposals - 1647
Charles started 2nd civil war, NMA realised there was no negotiation - secret messages from Charles
Regicide was highly unpopular
Cromwell
Military dictatorship
1. Healing and Settling; wounds of civil war, establish clear social hierarchy
2. Godly Society; Major General, Focus, Godly free will style
Yes; England Wales divided into 11 military districts, Major Generals imposed military discipline and impose other rules, Decimation Tax (for ex-royalists)
No; Cromwell tolerant towards religious practise, aimed to appease all protestants and sects
End for Cromwell
Rump Parliament; March 1649 Monarchy and HOL abolished, April 1649 - sell royal land, may 1649 - England declared commonwealth, Sep 1650 compulsory Church abolished, Dec English rather than Latin in Law
3rd Civil War 1652 -53 - Barebones - Cromwell gets Holy Men from Puritan Churches instrument of Government. Passed 30 laws C 2 runs away to France
1653- Cromwell Protectorate - bans Christmas, football, joy,
First Parliament 1654-1655
The Instrument of Government - Criticised by MPs
Lord Protector
Rule of Major Generals 1655-1657 - 11 military Districts, crush royal threat
The Humble Petition and Advice Act 1657
Second Protectorate Parliament 1658 - dissolved in 3 weeks
1658 - Cromwell dies
Bring Back Charles
Title given to Richard Cromwell on his fathers death - he stopped in 1659
May 1659 Rump Parliament returned but was dismissed by Army Leader
Then Rump brought back
Declaration of Brenda Charles 2 returned to England April 1660 to cheering Crowds
1661 Cavalier Parliament
Charles revenge - dug up Cromwell and hung and executed him - 13 living MPs from Regicide executed, 19 imprisoned others Pardoned