aftermath of CW Flashcards
when was pride’s purge
6th December 1648
when was the high court of justice established
1st Jan, rump agreed to establish to try charles for treason
date of regicide
30th Jan 1649
when were the levellers crushed
may 1649
when did the levellers meet the general council of the army and what did they make
december 1648
to make the first Agreement of the People
when did the levellers attempt to form an army mutiny
may 1649
what was pride’s purge
- 1648
- military coup
- 110 MPs were turned away and arrested, 260 didnt show.
- all those who favoured continuing negotiations with charles 1 were forced out
- 50 MPs left
why was pride’s purge significant x4
- removal of presbytarians from parl
- military coup
-showed strength of army - undermined democracy
what year were the three resolutions (post CW)
1949
what were the three resolutions (POST-CW)
the lords needed to ratify the establishment of a high court of justice to try charles for treason but needed the lords’ ratification
so the three resolutions declared acts passed by the commons had the force of law, whether or not they recieved the lords’ assent
why did the rump not call an election
this would have retuned a parliament in favour of royalists as the majority of the pol nat saw a monarchy as necessary to stability
what did the first Agreement of the People say
DEC 1648
- religious freedom and denounced the rump parliament.
who was the leader of the diggers
Winstanley
why did radical groups fail x2
- lacked military support
- unclear ideology (too radical religiously, socially (suffrage) and not united in approach
