17-emergence of the royalist party

Question 1

radicals

Answer 1

those who favoure radical changes to church or state

Question 2

traditionalists

Answer 2

those who wanted to presrve the status quo

Question 3

what did the vast majority of people want to achieve

Answer 3

• removal of popery in the church
• emphasis on surmons and spontaneous prayer
• allow deviation from the prayer book

Question 4

episcopy

Answer 4

government of church by bishops

Question 5

early attack ons laudism

Answer 5

anti-laudists porduced petitions not only to remove innvoations of the 1630s but also teh abolition of epsicopacy outirght

Question 6

scottish attacks on laudism

Answer 6

as part of their settlement with the king, the socts were suggesting the abolition of episcopacy

Question 7

What do the lincolnshire riots 1641 indicate?

Answer 7

that people in general wanted a middle ground between laudism and puritanism

Question 8

reasons for fear over a popsish plot

Answer 8

the failure of the army plot
charles moving his forces south to restore power
henrietta maria requesting aid from catholic forces

Question 9

pyms reaction to fears over the popish plot

Answer 9

he vowed to protect the church and reform protestant religion

Question 10

response of charles to fears over a popish plot

Answer 10

he appointed john williams, lauds enemy as archbishop of york
wrote to the lords to reasure them that the would ‘die in the maintenance’ of the church of england

Question 11

two commities set up after chalrs left for scotland

Answer 11

one to manage charles activities in scotland
one to manage business in his absence

Question 12

charles’ aims in scotland

Answer 12

to capitalise from the discontent of those who felt the covenants were mvoing toofar,too fast

Question 13

charles’ concessions in soctland

Answer 13

• agreed that his choice of officials in 1641 should be greed by scottish parliament (but then went against it and appointed Earl of morton as chancellor)
• a plot to kill covenant leaders, (not much is known about how much exactly charles kne) but when he turned up to parliament with a force of several hundred men, perclaiming innocents, didnt win over those who doubted him

Question 14

reason for charles’ return from scotland

Answer 14

he knew he would make no further headway in soctland and returned home in november

Question 15

actios of parliament following charles’ return from soctland

Answer 15

appointed 100 men to stand outisde palace yard in westminster, over fears of an uprising to overthrow the governemnt

Question 16

reasons for the irish rebellion

Answer 16

straffords retrun to ireland meant there was a breakdown in the alliance against him between irish groups would break down
old english had been promised ‘the graces’ but oce again charles went back onthis and irish parliament became subordinate to the english one
they wanted the administration to be more sympathetic to catholics

Question 17

aims of the rebels early on in the uprising

Answer 17

• parliamentray independance under the crown
• security of title to lands
• freedom of worship

Question 18

capturing of ulster

Answer 18

after a failed attempt to secure dublin catsle
capturedf key towns such as ulster
attrocities woulf ollow with a wave of killings
teh rebellion raged out of control
over 5000 protestants murdered

Question 19

fears by parliament to raise an army

Answer 19

felt that the king wouldnt use the army to fight against the scottish rebels, btu against parliament itself

Question 20

restrictions on charles in securing the army

Answer 20

the army was aseembled but the king would nto be allowed to control it - and was to employe someoen who had been ‘aproved’ by parlaiment

Question 21

earl of essex

Answer 21

appointed to control the malitita south of the trent river - an important step in parliament securing its power

Question 22

the grand remonstrance

Answer 22

following the appountment of earl of essex
aim to create a climate for further reforms
criticised charles’ past and oresent policies
was ultimately passed

Question 23

support for charles following the grand remonstrance

Answer 23

he was quiring supporters who saw him as defedner of the cosntitution
growing support in commons as he was the only one who could defend fundamental law

Question 24

october 1641 act

Answer 24

passed to demand bishops were excluded from lords
the lords not prepared to pass this
angry mobs would attempt to stop bishops entering

Question 25

impeachment of the bishops

Answer 25

following their return to lords in december, 12 protested that any actions in their basence were void
this angered the lords
they followed pyms suggestion and had them impeached
charles realised he had to act