The failure to reach a settlement 1646-49 Flashcards
What were the four post war groups?
- The Presbyterians who were in a majority in Parliament. 2. The independents who represented the religious sects. 3. The army. 4. The Scots.
How did Charles see his postwar position?
He saw the divisions between the four groups and thought that he was in a good position to play them off against each other.
What were the three terms of the Newcastle propositions?
Offered to him by parliament in July 1646. 1. A Presbyterian state church. 2. Parliamentary control of the army. 3. Dismiss evil advisors.
How did Charles react to the Newcastle propositions?
He deliberately procrastinated, one year later they were no nearer a settlement, so the army offered him a separate settlement.
What happened to Charles in June 1647?
The army abducted him and took him to their headquarters at Newmarket.
What were the five terms of the heads of proposals?
Offered to Charles by the army in august 1647. 1. Parliament called every two years. 2. Control of the army in parliamentary hands. 3. An act of indemnity to be passed. 4. Bishops to have no civil authority. 5. Book of common prayer no longer had to be followed.
What happened after the heads of proposals?
Charles escaped from army custody and fled to the Isle of Wight where he opened negotiations with the Scots.
What were the terms of the engagement?
In December 1647 Charles agreed with the Scots that he would impose a Presbyterian state church in return for them helping him to be restored.
What happened at the Windsor prayer meeting May 1648?
Parliament met to discuss what to do about the king, they declared that Charles was a man of blood who needed to be held to account for waging war on his own people.
What were Charles’ forces like during the second civil war?
The Scots and english forces failed to coordinate their plans effectively.
What happened during the second civil war?
Cromwell and Fairfax quickly responded, the royalists were defeated in Wales and east anglia and were crushed by Cromwell at Preston in august.
Why had parliament wanted to disband the army in 1647?
They were fearful of the political and physical threat that it posed, so proposed it be disbanded.
What did parliament do when the army refused to disband in 1647?
They tried to raise their own force from their supporters in London and dismissed independent MPs from commons.
How did the army react when parliament excluded independents from commons?
They marched to London in august 1647 and reinstated the dismissed MPs.
What was the background to the agreement of the people?
Agitators were influenced by leveler ideas, so put forward their radical demands in the agreement of the people in October 1647.
