Events/Acts Under Charles I

Question 1

Root and Branch Petition 1640

Answer 1

Petition signed by 15,000 of London Crowd

To remove episcopacy (church run through bishops)

Question 2

Triennial Act 1641

Answer 2

Parliament to be called every 3 years for atleast 50 days

Question 3

10 Propositions 1641

Answer 3

Proposed by Parliament to gain more control over Crown:

• Parliament to chose who is in Privy Council
• Parliament control over who was around the Queen
• Parliament control over religious schooling of Royal children

Question 4

Grand Remonstrance 1641

Answer 4

List of criticisms written by Pym of Charles government since 1625
Anti-Catholic but tried to separate religious and political issues in order to unite the political nation

Question 5

Militia Bill

Answer 5

Proposed parliament control of army

In response Charles positioned himself as defender of ‘fundamental law’

Question 6

5 Members Coup

Answer 6

Charles attempted to impeach:
Pym, Hampden, Haselrig, Holles and Strode
They were pre warned and when Charles stormed the commons they had gone
Charles was shown to be enforcing absolutism and fled London with his family

Question 7

Exclusion Bill 1641

Answer 7

30,000 signatures which confirmed the abolition of episcopacy

Question 8

19 Propositions

Answer 8

Final attempt for settlement before war broke out

• Triennal Act+Millitia Act
• Parliament control of religious reform
• Parliament appoint Privy Council
• 5 impeached to be pardoned

Question 9

Iconoclasm

Answer 9

A destruction of church icons eg Laud/Bishops
Involved the destruction of stain glass Windows and alters
Encouraged by Pym and scared moderates into being Royalist

Question 10

Treaty of Ripon 1641

Answer 10

Charles pays Scottish Covenanters to live in Newcastle after they invade