The Commonwealth Flashcards
When did the Rump abolish the monarchy?
17th March 1649
What happened to the MPs excluded in Pride’s Purge in February 1649?
They were invited to return
What act did the Rump pass on the 19th of March 1649?
Abolition of the House of Lords
What percentage of Herefordshire’s committee members were ousted by refusal to subscribe to the Engagement?
40%
Who proposed legal reforms which were rejected in February 1653 by the Rump?
Hale Commission
Who described the Rump as “this fag end, this veritable Rump of a parliament with corrupt maggots in it”?
Clement Walker, an MP excluded by Pride
Cromwell regarded slaughter at Drogheda as “a righteous judgement of God upon….
“….these barbarous wretches who have imbrued their hands in so much innocent blood”
How many did Cromwell order to be killed at Drogheda?
3000
What percentage of the Drogheda deaths were civilian?
1/3 (1000)
How many killed at Wexford?
2000
Why are Cromwell’s actions in Ireland so controversial?
Because he exceeded the rules of war, and some believe he justified his actions because of his image of the Irish as sub-human
How many troops did Cromwell and Ireton take to Ireland in 1649?
20,000
When was the Battle of Dunbar?
3rd September 1650
When was the Battle of Worcester?
3rd September 1651
How much was Cromwell’s army outnumbered at Dunbar?
Two to one
What was the ratio of deaths at Dunbar?
3000 Scots to just 20 English killed
What deal was struck between Charles (II) and the Scots in 1649?
Charles agreed implementation of a full Presbyterian church in England in return for an army with which he could invade England
Where did Charles (II) hide on his escape to the continent in the aftermath of Worcester?
An Oak Tree
What did Cromwell say to the MPs at the dissolution of the Rump in April 1653?
“Depart I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!”
What did Dorothy Osborne observe about Cromwell’s dissolution of the Rump in April 1653 in private correspondence?
It is “as great a breach of the privilege of Parliament as the demanding of the 5 members”
Why are we unclear on Cromwell’s motivation for dissolving the Rump in April 1653?
The Bill being discussed by Parliament at the time was destroyed
