first bishops war

Question 1

causes of the war:

Answer 1

imposing episcopal structure/bishops. national covalent 1638. c.1 wanted to confront Scotland and take Edinburgh for himself.

Question 2

royalist forces

Answer 2

15-20k, assembled at York led by earl of arundett and holland, poor equipped military, less paid, access to aplriementry finances, recruit of catholics +code and conduct

Question 3

covenanters

Answer 3

12k, commanded by Alexander leslie+earl of Montrose. eng troops mroe sympathetic to catholic. relaitonship with prot northern erupope, and had support among locals , well battle harden troops

Question 4

coat and conduct

Answer 4

tax fund to local milater> faced with opp and non compliance from English gentry

Question 5

played out: covenanters 3 pronged attack

Answer 5

moved stiffly to capture Scotland ports (Edinburgh arsenal and crown jewels from Dalkeith). it was hard for c.1 to fund as had less ship money(since ehampden case) c.1 signed treaty of Ripon gave land to scot(Durham and northumberland)

Question 6

played out: earl of Montrose

Answer 6

the defeated Scottish royalist in order to control abadeenshire, so king marched from north of York to Berwick attempt to invade Scotland, royalist Hamilton led naval assault sailing from east Angola to eastern Scotland (failed as struggled to land ad when did land defeated immideialty by monstrse covenanters )

Question 7

so c.1 issue proclamation

Answer 7

royalist troops sent to duns to issue proclamation to Scots they would pardon all rebels if submitted in 8 days - the Scots unnerved advanced to Kelso and Scottish forces overwhelmed holland so retreated back to berwick and English soldiers deserted

Question 8

so c.1 failed to

Answer 8

intimidate Scots, failed to lead successful naval attack, realised didn’t have the financial booking, his soldiers were poorly trained and no match for Scots = treaty of berwick 1639

Question 9

treaty of berwick

Answer 9

both sides agreed to mobilise army. c.1 allow Scots to collect their parliment

Question 10

consequences of war+treaty of berwick

Answer 10

reactions to c.1 and Scots worsens after treaty fo Berwick as both sides failed to fully disband their armies and general assembly comfinimed its decision to abolish bishop/prayer book, Scottish aplriemnt declared it would dismantle royal power in Scotland

Question 11

c.1 recalled Thomas Wentworth 1639

Answer 11

mad him earl of strafrod, he advised the recall fo aplriement to raise subsidies for war= so they met = short parliament 1640 (5 weeks)

Question 12

short palriemnt

Answer 12

demanded to mp they should grant subsides then listen to grivenses- he was hopefully the crown would be supplied with subsidies for war with Scotland as many in eng was anti Scottish however still had grieves with pettion of rights and most prutiians in palriemnt sides with covenanters in oppose to lauding church = ABOLSIHED