3 POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS DIVSIONS: OPP TO C.1 Flashcards
the case of army truly states
an agreement between the people
- civillian levellers accused grandees to betraying the interests of the public
2.soverign power should reside in people of England rather than discrete c.1/palriemnt
divisions in the army
many agitators felt betrayed by terms grandees present to c.1- head of proposals
putney debates
seires of meetings in which army council (grandees and agitators) agreed to meet levels to discuss their arguments in full to put to parliemnt- got heated
grandees- Cromwell and Breton DURING PUTNEY DEBATES
monarchy remain in tact, relationship c.1 and p is expression of ancient cutosms and should be protected, voting based on property
agitators- rainsbrough/sexby
the system is oppressive and should be overthrown by something mroe democratic, all men allowed t vote
result of putney debates
agitators inc dissatisfied, mutitineis broke our and grandees caused of betraying the amry
c.1 escape nma custody
this ended the putney debates, restored amry display and unity, army closed their ranks again the common enemy- c.1
c.1 made his way to site of wight> arrested and imprisoned but began negotionging with the Scots again
palriment set of bills to improsn the king - 4 bills
this was influenced by presbyterian mp- simialir to newscatle, but refused
c.1 treaty with Scots- the engagement
scottish amry would invade England to restore c.1 to the throne, presbyterian est In 3 year trial, independents surprised, palriemnt was furtious> scw (scottish/c.1 v palriemnt )
summary- reasons for divisions and lack of settlement
c.1 stubborn character refusal- create him as a constant danger and threat
divisons in aplriemtn and army as weakened, this gave c.1 further roptimsion of returnning
growing radicle nature in nma > leveller v nma
