Charles I Flashcards
What were the dates of long parliament?
1640-1648(before being properly dissolved in 1660
What are the demands in the long parliament?(6)
That regular meetings of parliament at least every three years
Parliament cannot be dissolved without its own permission
Illegal taxes, such as ship money should be abolished
That the court of star chamber which Charles used to imprison his opponents be abolished
Charles evil minister such as Lord Strafford and archbishop Lord be sacked and arrested
Changes to the church should be reversed 
What demand in 1641 did Charles not agree to?
To reverse lauds changes to the church
What was another name for the second set of demands?
Grand Remonstrance
What were the second set of demands?
The church be made more Puritan and bishops expelled from the House of Lords(many Puritans thought bishops were there to make church more Catholic)
Parliament be given the right to choose the Kings ministers and advisors 
Did Charles agree to the grand remonstrance?
No he refused to
What date was the second set of demands?
1641
What was the date of the arrest of 5MPs
Jan 1642
What and when was the militia ordinance
March 1642- arguments of the army as a Catholic rebellion had begun in Ireland in October 1641. Charles and Parliament could not trust each other.
What’s another name for the third set of demand?
The nineteen propositions
What was some of the nineteen propsitions
- all the Kings ministers must be approved by Parliament
Parliament be put in control of the education and marriages of the king children
The church must be changed in line with Parliament wishes
Penalising Catholics must be enforced
Charles acknowledge is right to control the army
Parliament replaced in charge of the foreign policy finance and religion 
Did Charles accept the 19 propositions?
No, he said if he accepted he would be a mere phantom of a king
What was the date of the 19th propositions?
June 1642
When did the Civil War begin?
August 1642
When was the Battle of Edgehill?
October 1642(Charles failed to capture London )
What happened in summer of 1643
Royalists secured control of the north and Bristol
What happened in Jan 1644
Having signed an alliance with Parliament, the Scots invaded the north of England
What happened in July 1644?
The Scots and Parliament defeated Prince Rupert the Battle of Marston Moore securing control of north
What happened in spring 1645?
Parliament created the new model army lead by Thomas Fairfax and Oliver, Cromwell
What happened in June 1645?
The new model Army defeated Charles’s main army at the Battle of Naseby capturing his artillery treasure and letters
What happened to May 16 46?
Charles surrender to the Scots who hunted them over to Parliament ending the first Civil War
What happened after the Scot’s caught Charles
Negotiated for nine months with parliament and ended up exchanging him for £100,000
What happened whilst Charles was in prison?
Parliament tried to negotiate with Charles to try and greet the times for him to remain as king. Whilst this was happening, Charles made a secret deal with the Scots promising to make changes to the church if they invaded England and restored him to the throne.
When and why did the second Civil War begin?
May 1648 the Scots invaded England to take Charles
