The Failure to Reach a Settlement: 1646-49 Flashcards
When did Parliament pass the Vote of No Address?
January 1648
How were the Grandees and rank and file soldiers unified?
Second Civil War
When was the Windsor Prayer meeting?
29th April - 2nd May 1648
What was the Windsor Prayer meeting?
Meeting were they decided that it was their duty to bring Charles down for the deaths in the second civl war - that were unforgivable and that he couldn’t be trusted.
Was supported by radical MPs in parliament.
What were the disadvantages in the second civil war?
No strong united Royalist Party:
1. Series of uncoordinated uprisings.
2. Geographically isolated and disparate.
Name two anti-parliament uprisings during 1648
- Rebellion in Kent and Essex: May - August 1648
- Rebellion in South Wales: March - July 1648
Why was the gentry disgruntled towards parliament?
- Canterbury Kent rebellion November 1647: Parliament cancelled Christmas celebrations.
- Rioted in favor of God, King Charles and Kent.
What did the continuation of taxation lead to?
Resentment in some areas and then full scale rebellion in others.
Who was disgruntled at the failure to reach a settlement and Parliament’s vote of no adress?
Moderate MPs.
How was the Canterbury uprising delt with?
Parliament sent 3,000 soldiers from the London Trained Bands - surrendered without a fight.
Most uprisings were suppressed by London Trained Bands.
What areas remained somewhat loyal to the royalist cause during 1648?
Wales, Scotland and southern towns such as Kent and Canterbury.
What battle ensured the ending of the Second Civil War?
Battle of Preston: 25th August 1648
Name reasons for the Royalist defeat in the Second Civil War?
- Never a serious threat to the new model army
- Duke of Hamilton was inexperienced and his Scottish troops poorly trained and equipped.
- The Windsor Prayer Meeting had reunited the New Model Army - raising morale and confirming their beliefs.
