Attempts to reach a settlement 1646 Flashcards
Demands in the Newcastle Propositions 1646
• Religion
Bishops would be abolished and a Presbyterian Church would be created for an experimental three years
What did the political Presbyterians push for
The political Presbyterians pushed to restrict religious freedom and bring the more radical elements under control.
Demands in the Newcastle Propositions 1646
• Parliament’s control
Parliament would nominate the key officers of state and would control the militia for twenty years
Demands in the Newcastle Propositions 1646
• Royalists
58 Royalists were to be exempt from pardon and punished for their involvement in the Civil War
Disagreement between Parliament and the Scots
• Parliament’s thought on Charles
Parliament believed that Charles should be handed over to the English in order to speed up the process of agreeing a political settlement
Disagreement between Parliament and the Scots
• The Scots on Chareles
The Covenanters believed that they were within their rights to continue to guard him
Why did Charles hand himself to the Scots?
In the hope that he would avoid a harsh punishment from parliament
What did the Scots think about the English religious settlement
The Scots believed that, according to the Solemn League and the Covenant of 1643, the English Church should be modelled on the Scottish Presbyterian system
Why was the Scots convince that the English Church should be modelled on the Scottish Presbyterian system?
The system that was implemented in England in 1645 did grant the Covenanters’ wishes to abolish bishops, but crucially did not separate the authority of church and state
Charles’s attitude in 1646
• Being the king
This gave Charles legitimacy and a wide support base among ordinary English and Scottish people.
Charles’s attitude in 1646
• His opponents
Charles’s opponents in parliament also accepted that he should be restored to the throne as quickly as possible.
Charles’s attitude in 1646
• Radical groups
The only people considering the foundation of a republic were on the radical fringes of politics and were not taken seriously
Charles’s attitude in 1646
• Exploiting the division of the opposition
Charles knew that both the Scots and the English parliament were divided internally and disagreed with each other
Charles’s attitude to the Newcastle Propositions
• Presbyterian church
Charles believed that a Presbyterian Church would irreparably damage the power of the monarchy because obedience to the Crown had never been associated with the Presbyterian Church in Scotland
Charles’s response to the newcastle Propositions
He acknowledged a willingness to surrender control of the militia for ten years and experiment with Presbyterianism for five years, on the condition that the Anglican Church would eventually be restored.
