charles v cromwell

Question 1

religion charles

Answer 1

-laudianism
ceremony, music, decoration
prayer book
beauty of holiness
-1637 introduction of laudian prayer book in ediburgh (st giles rebellion)

-dec 1640 root and branch petition
15,000 londoners signed to end episcopacy and bishops
-exclusion bill 1642
30k londoners
removal of bishops from parl

Question 2

religion cromwell

Answer 2

-promoted a national church (satisfying conservatives) whilst allowig religious tolerance (liberty of conscience satisfying radicals and the army)
-naylor case oct 1656
2nd protectorate parl wanted to execute
religious toelrance seen as a collapse of social discipline, taking away support
cromwell found a middle way

-1650 blastphemy act restored social discipline.

Question 3

finance charles

Answer 3

-fiscal feudalism
incoem £600,000-£900.000
forest fines raised 38k but alienated landowners
monopolise that sold eg soap for 33k alienated merchants

-ship money 1634
hampden case 35 /37 prosecuted. for refusal of ship money symbolised broader discontent

Question 4

finance cromwell

Answer 4

• sep 1655 decimation tax. levy of 10% on known royalists. alienated landowners to fund maj gen

-his reliance on army meant that military expenses had depleted resources by 1658
1655 took up 70-80% of budget (surged)

Question 5

when was introduction of laudian prayer book in edinburgh

Answer 5

1637

Question 6

when was root and branch pettition anf what was it

Answer 6

dec 1640
to end episcopacy and bishops
15k signed

Question 7

when was hampden case

Answer 7

1635 - prosecuted 1637

Question 8

when was naylor case

Answer 8

oct 1656

Question 9

when was blastphemy act

Answer 9

1650

Question 10

when was decimation tax and what was it

Answer 10

1655 sept 10% levy on known royalist land

Question 11

how much maj gen budget

Answer 11

1655 70-80% of the budget.

Question 12

fiscal feudalism raised how much

Answer 12

£600,000->£900,000