1659-60 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Dates of the restored rump parliament
6th May-13th Oct 1659
Who did the Rump appoint at commander of chief of the army and subsequently decree
12th May 1659,
Charles Fleetwood appointed
Rump decreed that MP’s should confirm the appointments of all army officers
what/when Booth’s rising
31st July-16th Aug 1659
attempt to restore Charles II to the throne
FAILS
Crushed by Lambert’s army at Norwich
When and by who was the Rump forcibly ended?
13th Oct 1659
The army and Lambert forcibly ended the rump and established a committee of safety
Events under the Committee of Safety
26th Oct, CoS begins its meetings,
General George Monck refuses to support it and declares support for the Rump, he was concerned about threats to the church and his own moderate Presbyterianism, and demanded that Lambert restore a civilian government
Who was George Monck?
Scottish army leader in Scotland
Very important for restoration.
When did the Rump begin sitting again, the THIRD time
26th Dec 1659
How long did it take in 1659 for the restored Rump and parliament to fall out?
4 months
When was Monck appointed commander in Chief of all three nations?
1660
When did Monck march from Scotland to London and why?
- 1st Jan 1660
- Did to restore ‘order’
- He arrived on the 3rd Feb
What did Monck do on 11th Feb 1660?
He readmitted MP’s who had been purged during Pride’s Purge (1648) basically restoring the Long Parliament
When and why did the Long Parliament dissolve itself 1660?
16th March 1660
Was very unpopular and divided and it knew this
When did Monck enter into secret negotiations with representatives of Charles Stuart?
March 1660
He was still publicly claiming support for the commonwealth but secretly negotiating.
What/when Declaration of Breda?
April 1660, read out in parliament on 1st May 1660
* Promised religious toleration, liberty of conscience
* Full payment in arrears to the army
* Emphasised a ‘free parliament’
* General amnesty for those who had been against Charles I in the civil war
Tension between the army and restored Rump, Sep 1659
22nd/23rd Sept
Derby petition from Lambert’s junior officers which demanded many things, like officers should only be dismissed by court material and urged Godly Reform
WAS CONDEMNED BY PARLIAMENT.
When was the declaration of Breda accepted?
8th May 1660
Dates of the convention parliament?
25th April 1660 -29th Dec 1660
When did Charles II land in dover?
25th May 1660, arrived triumphuntly into London on the 29th May
What year status quo did England return to on the restoration?
1642
When was the parliamentary resolution in favour of government by King, Lords and Commons?
5th May 1660
