Civil War Flashcards
(12 cards)
When did the English Civil war start ? who were fighting ?
August 1642
Charles’ and royalists (Cavaliers) vs Parliamentarians (roundheads)
When was the New model army created and who was the leader ?
1645, led by Sir Thomas Fairfax and cromwell one of the cavalry leaders
When was the battle of Naseby
June 1646, royalist forces were overwhelmed, this was a deciding battle for the Civil war
when did the first CIvil war end ?
June 1646 Charles left his stronghold in Oxford and surrendered to the Scots
What were the Newcastle propositions ?
- a set of demands put foward by parliamnet to king Charles I after the Scots captured him. These included
1.Giving parliament control of army for 20 years
2.Installing a presbyterian form of Church government
3.Turning over key supporters of Charles for punishment
What were the heads of proposals 1647?
A set of peace proposals drafted by the New model Army in July 1647, aimed at establishing a constitiutional settelement.
What did Charles promise the scots if they provided him with an army in 1647?
Charles signed an agreement with the Scots in December 1647, promising to impose presbyterianism in England for 3 years in exchange for a scottish arrmy
When did the Second civil war start and who were fighting ?
1648, Charles and the Scots vs Parliament/ The New model army
What was the outcome of the battle of preston which concluded the Second Civil war ?
In August 1648, Cromwell destroyed the scottish army at the battle of preston. Charles was defeated.
What did the New model army present which led to the trial of Charles ?
Novemeber 1648, NMA presented a remonstrance, declaring the king was guilty of high treason for starting the second civil war and should be put on trial.
what was prides purge ?
December 1648, Parliament decided to continue negotiations with Charles, NMA troops arrested 45 MPs and excluded a further 186 from the coomons.
When was Charles I executed? And what was his words during his trial.
January 1649, Charles was tried by 135 commisioners. Charles refused to accept that any court had the power to pllace a divinely appointed monarch on trial, and would not answer the charges made against him. Charles was found guilty and he was executed on 30 January 1649.
