The Third Civl War and foreign poliy Flashcards
The legitimacy in foreign monarchies
No foreign monarchies were prepared to recognise the legitimacy of the Rump after it had executed Charels.
Changes in the navy
The navy was bolstered by the construction of 20 new warships.
Success of the navy
This navy provided much needed support for Cromwell’s expedition to Ireland and the Third Civl War against the Royalist Scots
Ireland August 1649
Cromwell, with 20,000 men, landed in Ireland in August 1649 to suppress Catholic Royalist sympathisers, as rebellious forces had controlled Ireland since the initial uprising in 1641
How did Cromwell justify his military victory
Cromwell justified the massacre in Drogheda and Wexford by referring to it as divine Providence
Relationship with Scotland
Although the Scots had been parliament’s allies, the Scots had cut ties with the English after Charles’s execution
The Battle of Dunbar September 1950
Cromwell defeated the Costs with 12,000 men in Cunbar
The Battle of Worcester Scotland September 1651
Charles II’s dispirited troops were defeated by Cromwell at Worcester
Where did Charles II go after the defeat
Charles II spent the next nine years in exile in France and in the United Provinces, before the Restoration in 1660. The Rump was now in control of all parts of the British Isles
What was the United Provinces
It was a Protestant state and one of the few to recognise the Rump from early 1651
How did the Dutch receive their revenue
The Dutch received much of their revenue from transatlantic trade and the inability to use English ports had a detrimental impact on their financial position.
The First Anglo-Dutch 1652-1654
The war continued for a year after the Rump was dissolved and was finally ended when Cromwell signed the Treaty of Westminster in 1654, hoping to forge an alliance with the Dutch
