Stuarts - Source Content Key Facts

Question 1

Failure to Reach a settlement

Answer 1

PIAS
- NP 46
- HOP 47
- Rep. / PD (R)
- Engagement (VonA) 1647 Dec.

Question 2

Trial and Execution of the King

Answer 2

123/89 = talks - PP 48’
High Court - JC
59 C = warrant
MoB

Question 3

Growth of Radicalism

Answer 3

AotP 1647
Lilburne / Overton / Walwyn
Humble Petition
- jailed
- mutiny’s
- Corkbush

Question 4

Reasons for Rump dissolution

Answer 4

R - PP ‘48
CoA - abolish M/L = Levellers suppressed
religious reform / debt eased / 1651 Nav Act / land R = arrears

Lack of Achievement / 1652 war / 1654 disband - lawyers self interest / no settlement / temporary measure

Question 5

Radical sects

Answer 5

M/P
Fifth M / M / S/ S / R / Q etc.
Fox / Harrison

Question 6

Third Civil War

Answer 6

R/S/P/EoB
Drogheda 49 = 30 church / 3552/2800
Wexford = 2k port
Waterford = 6.5k vs 3k
Clonmel = 2k E
1660 = C land 20%
- Called back - Charles - Scot

Question 7

Nominated Assembly

Answer 7

FM - Sanhedrin - 140 - S/I
6 months
26 O - poor relief / Sec. M.
divided on common law - rad vs mod

Question 8

Protectorate success/failure

Answer 8

1653 - IoG = Crom Council P
Limited franchise
0/82 O ratified
P divided - dissolved

2nd = Spain war - MG finance
rigged / too divided
HPA - rejected - liked but didn’t want
no secure transfer of power
C dies - 1658

Settlement with Sects - Fox / Jewish

Question 9

Major Generals

Answer 9

Penruddocks - 1655 - Sealed knot
stabiliser - religious moral reg.
good admin
racing / gambling etc. banned
Decimation tax 10% inc.
good admin - gentry hated

Question 10

Richard Cromwell

Answer 10

Vacuum = moderating role - Rc X = Fleetwood vs Rump

issues = rejects CIC - no balance D/F hate / MGW allied - 900k arrears 2.5m debt

outcomes = 1659 - Pres limit army - army - revolt / dissolve / RC fails uprising

Question 11

Restoration

Answer 11

Rump = Booths rising - Lambert (Rump vs Army) = imposed upper house - Haselrig calls for arrest - CoS set up no Rump
Monck = marches on London - defeats
Remove D/L/F purged 1/2 officers
- Monck enforces Long P - no PP
Convention P = 60 R elected - Treaty of Breda 1660 4th April