The First Civil War Flashcards
Who commanded the Eastern Association?
Earl of Manchester
Who commanded the 3 Royalist armies?
Charles, Newcastle, Hopton
Who commanded the New Model Army?
Sir Thomas Fairfax
What 6 counties did the Eastern Association aim to protect?
Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Hertfordshire, Essex
When was the Self-Denying Ordinance?
3rd April 1645
Who said that the ideology of the New Model Army “transformed them into men of iron”?
Ian Gentles
Which two historians argue over the extent to which the NMA was a “new” concept?
Kishlansky- argues against it being a revolutionary concept, and Gentles argues for its newness
Complete this contemporary quote which comments on the religious zeal of the NMA: “Men conquer better….
…as they are saints, than soldiers”
When was the Root and Branch Petition presented to Parliament?
December 1640
When was Root and Branch petition debated in the Commons?
February 1641
When was the Triennial Act passed?
February 1641
How many votes was the Grand Remonstrance passed by in the Commons?
159 votes to 148
When did Parliament pass acts abolishing Courts of Star Chamber and High Commission?
July 1641
Ship Money and Knighthood fines were declared illegal in what month of 1641?
August
Who were the five members?
Hampden, Holles, Haselrig, Pym, Strode (and Lord Mandeville!)
