The Disintegration of the Political Nation 1646-1649

Question 1

Disbandment of some New Model regiments

Answer 1

Feb 1647

Question 2

Purge of officer ranks

Answer 2

March 1647

Question 3

Publication of Levellers ‘Large Petition’

Answer 3

March 1647

Question 4

Parliament voted to disband the New Model Army

Answer 4

25 May 1647

Question 5

Mutiny of two regiments

Answer 5

31 May 1647

Question 6

The seizure of the king

Answer 6

2 June 1647

Question 7

General rendezvous of the army

Answer 7

4 June 1647

Question 8

Council of the Army met at Reading

Answer 8

July 1647

Question 9

Heads of the Proposals

Answer 9

2 Aug 1647

Question 10

Army enters London

Answer 10

4 Aug 1647

Question 11

Solemn Engagement published by Londoner

Answer 11

21 Aug 1647

Question 12

The Agreement of the People

Answer 12

October 1647

Question 13

Putney Debates

Answer 13

October 1647

Question 14

Escape of King Charles

Answer 14

11 Nov 1647

Question 15

The Four Bills

Answer 15

14 Dec 1647

Question 16

The Engagement with the Scots

Answer 16

26 Dec 1647

Question 17

Vote of No Addresses

Answer 17

Jan 1648

Question 18

Royalist attack on Berwick

Answer 18

April 1648

Question 19

Surrender of Hamilton’s Royalist army

Answer 19

25 Aug 1648

Question 20

Final Royalist defeat at Pontefract

Answer 20

March 1649

Question 21

Siege of Pembroke Castle: Parliamentarian victory

Answer 21

11 April-July 1648

Question 22

Cromwell orders Haverfordwest Castle to be destroyed

Answer 22

July 1648

Question 23

Langdale leads invasion force to Berwick

Answer 23

28 April 1648

Question 24

Musgrave leads invasion force to Carlisle

Answer 24

30 April 1648

Question 25

Kentish Rebellion

Answer 25

May-June 1648

Question 26

Siege of Colchester: Parliamentarian victory

Answer 26

June-Aug 1648

Question 27

Battle of Preston: Decisive Parliamentarian victory

Answer 27

August 1648

Question 28

Windsor Prayer Meeting

Answer 28

April 1648

Question 29

Parliament revoked the Vote of No Addresses

Answer 29

24 August 1648

Question 30

Treaty of Newport discussions opened

Answer 30

18 Sept 1648

Question 31

Remonstrance of the Army

Answer 31

20 Nov 1648

Question 32

Pride's Purge

Answer 32

6 Dec 1648

Question 33

Canterbury Rising

Answer 33

25 Dec 1648

Question 34

House of Commons declares itself independent of king and Lords

Answer 34

4 Jan 1649

Question 35

Trial of King Charles I commences

Answer 35

20 Jan 1649

Question 36

Guilty verdict handed down

Answer 36

27 Jan 1649

Question 37

Execution of King Charles

Answer 37

30 Jan 1649