Charles I - 1625 - 1649 Flashcards

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Act of Revocation 1625

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Charles takes scottish land to support church in scotland

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Tonnage and Poundage

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forced subsidy by Charles

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5 Knights case

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November 1627, 5 men challenges Charles, imprisoned but later released in 1628 due to Charles mishandling

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Petition of Right 1628

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Limited Charles power through taxation imprisonment etc

Charles hesitantly agreed 7th June 1628

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5
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Personal rule 1629 - 1640

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Marc 1629

Charles dismissed Parliament

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6
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Coronation of scotland

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1633 - offended many

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7
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New prayer book

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July 1637 St Giles Cathedral riots led to bishop wars

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8
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Scottish National Covenant

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February 1638 - Manifesto to oppose charles

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1st bishop war March - June 1639

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Scottish victory, ended with the truce of Berwick

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10
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Short Parliament

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April 1640 - advised by Wentworth only lasted 3 weeks

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2nd bishop war

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August - scots occupy Newcastle

October - treaty of ripon ends war, agrees to pay £850 to Scottish soldiers daily

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12
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Long Parliament

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November 1640 - ends 11 year personal rule

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Anti Court Consensus

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Group of MPS led by Pym who opposed Charles and his personal rule

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14
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Act of Attainder

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Led to Wentworth’s execution on 12th may 1641

accused of treason with no evidence

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15
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How did long parliament limit charles

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Star chamber and high commission abolished

Ship money made illegal

Royal forest boundaries reduced

Distrait of knighthood made illegal.

Court of wards disbanded

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16
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Triennial Act

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Feb 1641 - parliament had to meet once every 3 years

17
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10 Propositions

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June 1641

parliament to choose privy council and control those around queen and education of royal children

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The Grand Remonstrance 1641

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reinforced catholic conspiracy but made Pym look desperate and caused anti-court consensus dissolved

19
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5 members coup

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Jan 1642 charles enters HoC 300 troops to arrest 5 MPS

angered parliament pym regained support

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Militia Ordnance

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1642 march - first law without king army appoint military leaders

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commission of array

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response to militia, call for army

22
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19 propositions

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issued by Pym

wouldve made Charles modern day monarch

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22nd august 1642

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King declares war on parliament

24
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3 Parties

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peace - Denzil Holles hoped for settlement
middle - Pym hoped for negotiated settlement, largest
war - heselridge wanted to defeat king

25
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Solemn League and Covenant

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December 1643 - parliament alliance with Scots in exchange for Presbyterian church in England

26
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Cessation

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Sep 1643 released royal troops from Irish rebellion

27
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New Model Army

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cromwell formed Feb 1645, based on meritocracy

battle of naseby 1000 royalists killed big win

28
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first civil war

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1642 - summer 1646

ended censorship

29
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the solemn engagement

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29th may 1647

NMA couldn’t dissolve without receiving settlement from army council

30
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Head of Proposals

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offer from army to king for religious toleration
king prolonged negotiations
power lay with army

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Case of the army truly stated

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new parliament every 2 years and votes for men 21+

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Putney Debates 1647

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levellers in army made plan for future constitution which clashed with Cromwell and Iretons conservative views

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Second civil war

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feb - august 1648
Charles escaped army and allied with Scots
United parliament and Army against him

34
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Vote of No address

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26 Dec 1647, charles alliance with scotland

Feb 1648 parliament cuts negotiation and allies with Army

35
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vote of no address repeal

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parliament still wanted negotiation whereas army wanted regicide

36
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Prides Purge

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6 December 1648

Colonel Thomas Pride stopped 110 who opposed Kings trial from entering

37
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Charles execution

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refused to speak in trial

executed 30th Jan 1649 in Whitehall