1646-1649 Flashcards
Details of the Newcastle Propositions
July 1646
Establishment of a Presbyterian State Church for 3 years
Parliament to control armies (for 20 years)
Parliament could remove some of his ministers
Triennial Act to be maintained
Charles deliberately delayed responding
Details of the Heads of Proposals
August 1647
Drafted by Henry Ireton and Presented by the Council of the Army
Parliaments to be called every 2 years
Parliament to control armed forces (for 10 years)
Use of the BCP no longer mandatory but bishops to stay
Several royalists excluded from general pardon
Details of the Engagement
December 1647
Isle of Wight
Charles to be restored to the throne
Adopt Presbyterianism as the State religion
Details of the Windsor Prayer Meeting
May 1648
Second Civil War
First time regicide properly advocated
Details of the Agreement of the People
October 1647
Future Parliaments should exist only be permission of the people
Freedom of worship to be recognised
Laws applied equally to all men
Details of the Putney Debates
October/November 1647
Ireton and Cromwell thought only men of property had a stake in the country and so only they should be allowed to vote
Thomas Rainborough argued for the levellers
Settled by Cromwell suppressing the levellers
Details of Pride’s Purge
6th of December 1648
Order from the army
Turned away members who supported more negotiations with the King
Lead to the Rump
Details of Charles’ trial
January 1649 High Court created by the Rump Show trial Charles conducted himself well, unusually Found guilty of treason
Details of the levellers
Universal male suffrage
More democracy
Free trade and prevent monopolies
Liberty of conscience and freedom of worship
Take property from the wealthy, ‘make all things common’
Details of Cromwell’s suppression of the Levellers
1649 Army They surrendered Court-martialled Effectively ended the leveller movement
Details of the Diggers
St George’s Hill in Surrey
Called for an end to private property
Farmers
Small group
Battle of Preston
19th August 1648
Final victory for Cromwell during the second civil war
Against the Scots
July 1646 - January 1648
July 1646 - Newcastle Propositions August 1647 - Heads of Proposals October/November 1647 - Putney Debates December 1647 - Four bills presented to Charles then The Engagement January 1648 - Vote of no Addresses
April 1648 - January 1649
April 1648 - Second Civil War starts
August 19th - Battle of Preston won, end of Second Civil War
6th December 1648 - Pride’s Purge
January 1649 - Charles I’s trial
Charles’ execution
