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Road to Regicide 1646-1649 Flashcards

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1
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Date of Execution of Charles I

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30th January 1649

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Where was Charles executed?

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Banquetting house at Whitehall Palace

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3
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How many signed Charles’ death warrant?

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59 commissioners

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4
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When were the Newcastle Propositions presented to Charles by Parliament?

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July 1646

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How did Charles respond to the Newcastle Propositions?

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Prevaricated, hoping to divide his enemies

Rejected in September 1647 in favour of Heads of Proposals

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6
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Why was there disagreement between the Scots and Parliament?

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The Scots were expecting full implementation of a Presbyterian church, as specified in the Solemn League and Covenant of 1643, but Parliament couldn’t do this without alienating many of the English and so what they did established was a poor compromise

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7
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Why was there disagreement between the New Model Army and the Scots?

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The Scots believed in religious uniformity, whereas the Army believed in religious toleration.

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8
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Why was there disagreement between Parliament and the New Model Army?

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The soldiers felt that, as they themselves had won the war, they should have a significant say in negotiations. Additionally, they were cheesed off about the level of arrears of pay.

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9
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How many weeks in arrears were the cavalry?

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43

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10
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What did Parliament offer the New Model Army at first?

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roughly 19,000 soldiers to stay in service in England and Ireland, the rest to be dismissed
No mention of arrears
No mention of indemnity for acts committed during war time

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11
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How many weeks of pay did Parliament offer the Army (only upon complaints!)?

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8

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12
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How much did Parliament pay the Scots in January 1647 in return for Charles and to leave the country?

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£400,000

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13
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Where did Parliament keep Charles I?

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Holdenby House in Northamptonshire

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14
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Who led 500 soldiers to Holdenby House to seize Charles?

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Cornet Joyce

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Where did the Army take Charles having taken him from Holdenby House?

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NMA headquarters in Newmarket

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16
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When did the Army kidnap Charles from Holdenby House?

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June 1647

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What were representatives of the Rank and File soldiers in the NMA known as?

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Agitators

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18
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What was the name of the settlement offered to Charles by the army Grandees in July 1647?

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The Heads of Proposals

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When were the Heads of Proposals presented to Charles by the Grandees?

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July 1647

20
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What was the name of the proposals offered by the Levellers (associated with the Rank and File Agitators)?

A

The Agreement of the People

21
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When were the Putney debates?

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28th October to 5th November 1647

22
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To whom did Henry Ireton, speaking at the Putney Debates, argue that the franchise should be restricted to?

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those with a “permanent fixed interest in the Kingdom”

23
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When was the army rendez-vous at Corkbush field?

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15th November 1647, just weeks after the Putney Debates

24
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What did soldiers wear in their hats at the Corkbush rendez-vous?

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Copies of the Agreement of the people

25
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When did Charles I escape from Hampton court?

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11th November 1647

26
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To where did Charles escape on the 11th of November 1647?

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The Isle of Wight

27
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What was the name of the proposals offered to Charles by an envoy from Parliament on the Isle of Wight on Christmas Eve 1647?

A

The Four Bills

28
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What was the name of the agreement made by Charles with the Scots on the Isle of Wight on Boxing Day 1647?

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The Engagement

29
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What did the Engagement entail?

A

Charles promised to introduce Presbyterianism to England for 3 years in return for military support of the anti-Covenanting faction in Scotland

30
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On the 3rd of January 1648, what did Parliament decide in the Vote of No Addresses?

A

No more negotiating with the King

31
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What uncontrollable event exacerbated the anger of the people during the riots against Parliamentary tyranny in early 1648?

A

Bad harvests

32
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When was the Battle of Preston?

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17th to 19th August 1648

33
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Give 3 reasons for Charles’ defeat at Preston

A

NMA’s experience
Lack of support for Royalist cause in English causes (most were anti-Parliamentary tyranny but not pro-old regime)
Scotland was divided- many were dissatisfied with just 3 years of Presbyterianism promised by Charles

34
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Which inept Scottish military commander contributed to the defeat at the Battle of Preston?

A

James Hamilton

35
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Why were the Army further enraged by Charles’ attempts to reopen hostilities?

A

He was going against God’s providence

36
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What did Parliament repeal in August 1648 after the Battle of Preston?

A

The Vote of No addresses

37
Q

Where and when did the Army resolve “to call Charles Stuart, that man of blood, to an account for that blood he had shed” (Colonel Goffe)?

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Windsor Prayer Meeting, April 1648

38
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What was the name of the product of the reopening of negotiations between Parliament and the King in late 1648?

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The Treaty of Newport

39
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How did Parliament respond to the Remonstrance sent by the Army on the 20th of November 1648?

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Ignored it!

40
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What happened on the 6th of December 1648?

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Pride’s Purge

41
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How many MPs were arrested at Pride’s Purge?

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45

42
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How many MPs were excluded at Pride’s Purge?

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186

43
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What was the main reason for executing Charles instead of simply exiling him?

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If he continued to live, Charles would be a focus for all groups opposing the new regime. His death would bring an end to the unrest.

44
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Why did the Army kidnap Charles from Parliamentary control at Holdenby House in June 1647?

A

They were pissed off by the Parliament’s plans for the army

45
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When did the Scots hand over Charles to Parliament?

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30th January 1647

46
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How many MPs remained in Parliament after Pride’s Purge?

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70

47
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How did William Lenthall describe the victory at the Battle of the Preston in a private letter to the speaker of the House of Commons?

A

“nothing but the hand of God”

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