Civil War Flashcards
What happens between 1641 and 1642?
Difficult relationships between king and house of Commons
Jan 42 -> Charles arrests MP
Aug 42 -> flees to Nottingham with army
What does the king fleeing creates?
Division between Kings side “Cavaliers” and Parl’s side “Roundheads”
What happens to the war with Irel?
Irel -> Confederation of Killenny (Cath) vs Charles (prot)
Ends in a truce, inconclusively war
What happens to the war in Scot ?
Scot -> Coventers marginalized++
Tensions between Parl and Scots
1646 -> king surrenders to Scots
Attempted settlement after the crowns defeat?
Parl can either agree to Charles and give him money (impossible)
Or
Settle without Charles (meh)
What do the Presbyterians and independents want ?
Presb -> national coe through National assembly
Indep -> want multiple CoE in England
What happens between Parl and new model army?
Nma wants more power to make decisions which is granted to them
What are the Putney debates ?
Between grandees and radical (more dep power) soldiers in NMA who want more power than the other