trial/excectuon of Stafford4

Question 1

parliamentary past grievances

Answer 1

architect policy of thorough, alienated political nation, personal fortune for himself in corrupt manner

Question 2

why Stafford can’t be trusted - concern mps

Answer 2

he manipulated Irish palriemnt to promote royal agenda, he est army in ireland and offers use to c.1, puritan mps were concerns Stafford may accuse them of treason.

Question 3

PYMS accusations:

Answer 3

Stafford exploited his position to gain fiancally+irish customs used to make profit.
recommended c.1 use of Irish army to reduce opp
supported spread of popish forms of worship
claimed king above law (absolutism)
broke bond with king+ people/subejcts> treason

Question 4

strafford defecne

Answer 4

majority witness puritans (bias)
only serving king/carrying out his orders and under his interests

Question 5

10th April prosecution fell apart, lords not likely to find him guilty for treason> PYM intervened

Answer 5

abandoned trial and set in motion a bill of attainder declaring Stafford to be a traitor

Question 6

bill of attainder

Answer 6

doesnt req legal roof or guilt to be est, its a act of parleiment which simply declared someone to be guilty and rests on majority of commons/lords/kings royal assent

Question 7

army plot helped bill on attainder

Answer 7

attempted to free Stafford form Tower of London so gained support from house eof lords, c.1 was in a weak positions had to pay of soctts and little supprot from bishops, army plot Brough violent London mop to streets

Question 8

strafer executed may 12

Answer 8

declared always act in interest of king and his people

Question 9

concequesnses of Stratford execution

Answer 9

left king demoalrised/weakend, execution was contoverislaised, intesnfisied c.1 resentment against mp. paved way for treaty fo London. to be agreed with Scottish covenraters
c.1 beloved abandoning strafford was his 1 sin that led to civil war