Chapter 13: Failure of post-war settlement Flashcards
What are seven factors in the failure for post-war settlement?
- charles failure to accept settlement
- Divisions in parliament
- Politicisation of new model army
- Religious and political radicalism
- Newport treaty
- Remonstrance of the army
- Pride’s purge of parliament
How did the new model army contribute to failure for post-war settlement?
2
- Politicisation scared many in parliament
- relationship with levellers also scared many in parliament
What was the impact of the newport treaty on failure for post-war settlement?
3
- Angered the army
- ->windsor prayer meeting
- —>remonstrance of the army
What was the newport treaty?
1
-Negotiations with king, desperate to end war
When was the remonstrance of the army?
18th November 1648
Who wrote the remonstrance of the army?
Ireton
What did the remonstrance of the army demand?
2
- Charles put on trial and brought to justice
- if p refused, purge it than kings trial anyway
What was the impact of the remonstrance of the army?
-Parliament?
2
5th December 1648- Parliament voted to continue newport treaty
–> forced army to react
What was pride’s purge?
3
- Ireton organised army, led by colonel thomas pride, purged parliament
- MP’s taken to a pub called hell
- rest of parliament left called rump parliament
What was Charles’ response to his trial?
- he refused to accept the courts legitimacy
- reinforced to cromwell that charles needed to be removed
What was the outcome of the kings trial?
What was the significance?
3
- Declared guilty and sentenced to death
- 59/135 signed death warrant
- small majority
What happened at the kings execution? 4 -where? -Charles? -reaction?
- Outside banquetting hall
- Wore extra shirt so ppl didn’t see him shiver
- Mixed public reaction
- Lots of people in britain and europe were uneasy
When was the kings execution?
30th January 1649
