Section 4: War and Radicalism, 1642-1646 Flashcards
4 Jan 1642
King’s attempt to arrest five MPs
10 Jan 1642
King left London
Feb 1642
Bishops excluded from the HoL; the queen sails to seek military help in Holland and France
Mar 1642
Militia Ordinance passed by Parliament
1 June 1642
The 19 Propositions sent from Parliament to King
July 1642
Parliament established a Committee of Safety (4th) and voted to raise an army (12th)
The king raised his standard at Nottingham
22 Aug 1642
Battle of Edgehill; king able to move towards London
Oct 1642
Nov 1642
Royal forces stopped at Battle of Turnham Green; king retreated to winter in Oxford
May 1643
Peace negotiations at Oxford failed
June 1643
Battle of Adwalton Moor - defeat of Parliamentarians in Yorkshire, Fairfax retreated to Hull; Solemn League and Covenant (alliance) concluded between parliament and Scots; Assembly of Divines set up to plan reform of the Church
July 1643
Royalists began the Siege of Hull; Prince Rupert captured Bristol; Charles began the siege of Gloucester (July/Aug)
Sep 1643
Earl of Essex relieved Gloucester and defeated royalists at Newbury; Solemn League and Covenant ratified by both Houses; Charles signed treaty with Irish rebels - the Irish Cessation
Oct 1643
Siege of Hull broken; parlimentary control of Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire secured
Death of John Pym
Dec 1643
Feb 1644
Independents in the Assembly of Divines published arguments in favour of limited rel toleration; toleration campaign grew throughout the year
2 July 1644
Parliamentary victory at Marston Moor
Sept 1644
Essex trapped in Cornwall; surrendered entire army at Respryn Bridge
Sept/Nov 1644
Parliamentary crisis; rel and pol divisions symbolised by Manchester/Cromwell quarrel
Dec 1644
Self-denying ordinance introduced finally passed in April 1645
Jan/March 1645
Formation of New Model Army; growing evidence of Scottish dislike of new developments strained the alliance; growing war-weariness in the country; Clubmen risings in the west; Peace talks entered at Uxbridge - failed because of rel issues and mutual distrust
June 1645
Battle of Naseby; military and political disaster for the king
Sept 1645
Prince Rupert forced to surrender Bristol; scottish royalists defeated by covenanters
Sept/Oct 1645
Clubmen risings in Sussex ad West
