1646-1649 Flashcards

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Details of the Newcastle Propositions

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July 1646
Establishment of a Presbyterian State Church for 3 years
Parliament to control armies (for 20 years)
Parliament could remove some of his ministers
Triennial Act to be maintained
Charles deliberately delayed responding

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Details of the Heads of Proposals

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August 1647
Drafted by Henry Ireton and Presented by the Council of the Army
Parliaments to be called every 2 years
Parliament to control armed forces (for 10 years)
Use of the BCP no longer mandatory but bishops to stay
Several royalists excluded from general pardon

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Details of the Engagement

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December 1647
Isle of Wight
Charles to be restored to the throne
Adopt Presbyterianism as the State religion

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Details of the Windsor Prayer Meeting

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May 1648
Second Civil War
First time regicide properly advocated

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Details of the Agreement of the People

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October 1647
Future Parliaments should exist only be permission of the people
Freedom of worship to be recognised
Laws applied equally to all men

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Details of the Putney Debates

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October/November 1647
Ireton and Cromwell thought only men of property had a stake in the country and so only they should be allowed to vote
Thomas Rainborough argued for the levellers
Settled by Cromwell suppressing the levellers

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Details of Pride’s Purge

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6th of December 1648
Order from the army
Turned away members who supported more negotiations with the King
Lead to the Rump

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Details of Charles’ trial

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January 1649
High Court created by the Rump
Show trial
Charles conducted himself well, unusually
Found guilty of treason
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Details of the levellers

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Universal male suffrage
More democracy
Free trade and prevent monopolies
Liberty of conscience and freedom of worship
Take property from the wealthy, ‘make all things common’

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Details of Cromwell’s suppression of the Levellers

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1649
Army
They surrendered
Court-martialled
Effectively ended the leveller movement
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Details of the Diggers

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St George’s Hill in Surrey
Called for an end to private property
Farmers
Small group

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Battle of Preston

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19th August 1648
Final victory for Cromwell during the second civil war
Against the Scots

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July 1646 - January 1648

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July 1646 - Newcastle Propositions
August 1647 - Heads of Proposals
October/November 1647 - Putney Debates
December 1647 - Four bills presented to Charles then The Engagement
January 1648 - Vote of no Addresses
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April 1648 - January 1649

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April 1648 - Second Civil War starts
August 19th - Battle of Preston won, end of Second Civil War
6th December 1648 - Pride’s Purge
January 1649 - Charles I’s trial
Charles’ execution

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