(18) Political and Religious Divisions Flashcards
Where did the New Model Army take Charles I to?
Firstly Stoke Park, then Hampton Court Palace
What were Charles I’s attitudes?
That he would still prevail through the exploitation of the division between his opponents
What occurred in July 1647?
Council of Army convened at Reading to discuss a document
When were these terms published? And what were they called?
2 August, the ‘Heads of the Proposals’
What were the key terms of the ‘Heads of the Proposals’?
- biennial parliaments
- electoral reform
- parliamentary control over the militia and navy for 10 years
- parliamentary appointment of great officers of state for ten years
- an act of oblivion
- religious settlement
What was the aim of the Heads of the Proposals?
A term of settlement between the king and the army
When was the army back in London with the Independent MPs back in Westminster?
4 August
What began to spread and gather pace?
Leveller ideas
When was the ‘An Agreement of the People’ submitted to Fairfax from the levellers?
27 October 1647
What led Fairfax to put the Agreement onto the agenda for the next army council meeting?
The strong evidence of dissent in the ranks
Where was the army headquarters in 1647?
In Putney
When did the army council meet?
28 October 1647
What were the themes of the ‘Putney Debates’?
- the basis of Parliament’s authority
- the right to suffrage
- Cromwell’s efforts to maintain unity
Who was involved in the Putney debates?
The Army grandees and agitators
When were the Putney debates closed down?
8 November
What was the reason for the closure of the Putney debates?
- growing evidence Charles I was plotting something
- Leveller agitation was spreading
- increase in extreme attitudes to the king - republican
When did Charles I escape?
11 November
Where did Charles I go to?
The Isle of White and was re-imprisoned at Carisbrooke Castle
When and what was the new settlement to be sent to the king?
14 December 1647, The Four Bills
What were the Four Bills
- military control handed to Parliament for 20 years
- preventing the king from revoking Parliament
- preventing the king from adjourning Parliament
- revoked recent honours made by the king
Who had Charles negotiated with two days before rejecting the Four Bills?
The Scots and published a treaty - the ‘Engagement’ with the scots
