1637-1642 Lead up to / causes of the Civil War Flashcards
(35 cards)
PARAGRAPH 1
IRISH REBELLION & FEARS OF CATHOLICISM
Where was the Irish Rebellion?
Ulster, North of Ireland
When did the Irish Rebellion start?
23 October 1641
Exaggerated number of massacres
Estimated 2,000 to 200,000
Who claimed the Charles I ordered him to rebel?
Phelim O’Neill
Phelim’s claim dismissed as a…
‘Forged Order’
‘Additional Instruction’
November 1641
‘Additional Instruction’ took control of
Appointment of Charles’ advisors
‘Additional Instruction’ led by
John Pym
‘Additional Instruction’ vote share
151 for, 110 against, Many did not vote
Militia Bill
December 1641
Who led the Militia Bill?
Arthur Haselrig
Charles called the Militia Bill
a ‘strange exorbitant power’, bypass of Royal Consent
Militia Ordinance
February 1642
PARAGRAPH 2
CHARLES’ ACTIONS
Militia Ordinance was
Constitutionally unprecedented
Attempted Arrest of the Five Members
January 1642
The ‘Incident’
Early October 1641
5M failed arrest showed signs of
Tyranny
The ‘Army Plot’ and the Bill of Attainder
May 1641
Army plot encouraged Parliament to
Neutralise the King’s military authority
Nineteen Propositions
June 1642
19 Propositions demanded control over
Foreign Policy, Education, the Church and even Royal Children
MPs who radically pushed for reform
John Pym, Hampden
