1649-53 Flashcards
What was the Navigation Act?
1651 act that only English ships could trade goods in London and other major English ports
Why was the Dutch War unpopular?
Navy prioritised over the army, disliked fighting another Protestant republic
When was the Dutch War?
1652-54
What was the Hale Commission?
1652 commission to consider reform of the law: no recommendations enacted
What was the Blasphemy Act?
August 1650 act against religious dissenters
Give 2 examples of religious reforms by the Rump Parliament.
Ended compulsory Church attendance, enacted ‘propagation of the gospel’ in Wales, Ireland and the North.
What legal reforms did the Rump Parliament introduce?
All legal proceedings to be in English (not Latin)
What was the trigger for the dissolution of the Rump?
Rump decided to judge candidates for new elections: Cromwell saw this as a barrier to future reform.
When did Cromwell forcibly dissolve the Rump?
22 April 1653
Which religious group were particularly prominent in the Nominated Assembly?
Fifth Monarchist millenarians
Give 4 names for the Parliament of July-December 1653.
Nominated Assembly
Little Parliament
Barebone’s Parliament
Parliament of Saints
What did the Nominated Assembly abolish?
Chancery, lay patronage
How did the Nominated Assembly end?
Moderates met early and handed power back from Cromwell.
When was the Nominated Assembly dissolved?
12 December 1653
Who was the main figure behind the removal of the Nominated Assembly?
Lambert
