16 - attacks on charles' government Flashcards
how long did the long parliament last
1640-60
charles’ aims with the long parliament
restore his authority
take revenge on those who had humiliated him
opinion of puritan Mps in the long parliament
saw parliament as a defence against popery
wanted to safeguard parliament and avoid absolutism
opinion of puritan Mps in the long parliament
saw parliament as a defence against popery
wanted to safeguard parliament and avoid absolutism
opinion of moderate Mps in long parliament
wanted to undo the innvoation sof teh 1630s and return to the status quo
they feared parliamentary absolutism
usually agsint further religious reforms
supported prayer book, didnt support the removal of bishops
aims of parliament in the long parliament
dismantle religious and fianncial innvoations of teh 1630s
punish those responsible, especially strafford and laud
events of long parliament
- laud and strafford imprisoned within the first few weeks
- ship money judges impeached
- scots in northumberland meeant they wouldnt be dissolved
- two subsidies voted in december
- parliament dominated by the junto
the junto
parliamentarians
had petition charles to form a parliament in the summer
had been in collusion with the scots
wanted to become the kings advisors and change his polciies
favoured protestant foreign policy and puritan reforms in the church
skills of the junto
effective speeches in both houses
dominated improtant comitees
put pressure on the king through demonstrations and petitions
aims of the junto
to be part of the governemnt, for ezample their members such as john pym as chancellor of the exchequer
remove laudism
if charles was to allow them into gov, they promised to provide adequate parliamentray revenue
why did the junto fail
charles not willing to see his freedom of action removed
mps reluctant to countenace increased taxtaion
the scots were unahppy that the junto wanted to keep bishops
reasons for straffords trial
hated by parliament cause he was associated with personal rule
scared parliament due to his army (from his time in ireland)
charges against strafford
cant be charged with treason as he hadnt done anything ‘against the king’
charged with constructive treason as it made a divsion ‘between the king and his people’
issues with charging strafford
parliament equired two men to attest for what straffprd had said to amount to treason
they could only get 1
proceedings of straffords trial
held in westminster hall instead of the house of lords as usual
1000 audience members
the whol of commons attended
king wasnt allowed to attend publicly, had to watch behind a lattice