Scotland Flashcards
When was the riot in St Giles?
- 23rd July 1637.
- A prayer stool was thrown.
- Started a riot in the cathedral in Edinburgh on the first reading from the new prayer book.
When was the petition signed in opposition to the new prayer book?
- 20th September 1637.
- Petition signed by 1/3 Scottish nobility and hundreds clergy opposing prayer book.
Why and when did Charles’ privy council flee Scotland?
- October 1637
- Further riots in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
When was the national Covenant signed?
- February 1638
- National covenant signed to defend Scottish church against reform.
When did Charles plan attacks on Covenanter forces?
- 1639
- Main army to march north, assault by boat on North east Scotland, troops from Ireland. (Wentworth).
- Struggle to finance.
When was the treaty of Berwick signed?
- 18th June 1639.
- Two sides met at Berwick.
- Charles signed Treaty of Berwick.
- Agreeing to meet with Scottish assembly and parliament and to disband armies.
What is the sequence of the Bishops’ wars?
-New prayer book.
- Riot in St Giles-Prayer stool thrown.
-Covenant signed-Defence of the Scottish Church.
-First Bishops’ war.
-Treaty of Berwick (Pacification of Berwick)
-Short Parliament-April to May (3 weeks).
-Second Bishops’ war.
-Treaty of Ripon-He had to pay £850 each day to them.
Long Parliament.
When was Wentworth recalled from Ireland and what did he advise Charles to do?
- September 1639
- Wentworth advised Charles to call an English Parliament to finance further action against the Covenanters.
When was the short parliament called?
13th April 1640
When was the short parliament dissolved and why?
- 5th May 1640
- Charles was unwilling to make concessions to MPs in return for the 12 subsidies he’d requested.
When did the Covenanter army enter England?
- 20th August 1640.
- Covenanters entered England to launch preemptive strike.
When was the Covenanter victory at the Battle of Newburn ?
- 28th August 1640
- Meant Newcastle is taken and way further south is open.
When did Charles convene the Great Council of Peers at York?
- 24th September 1640
- They advised him to call a truce with the scots and call Parliament.
When did Charles sign the Treaty of Ripon?
- 21st October
- He signed this with the Covenanters which included the clause requiring Charles to pay £850 per day throughout the Scottish occupation.
- He couldn’t stop this without calling a parliament to finance a war.
