events and dates 58-60 Flashcards
(20 cards)
death of oliver cromwell
september 1658
advantages of richard cromwells protectorate
- welcomed by gentry and merchants
- recieved 196 adresses
- acceptable to the traditional political nation - not directly associated with CW
- pleasant manner, friends with royalists
disadvantages of richards protectorate
- suspicion from army
- no formal recognition as successor
- opposition from commonwealthers eg Ludlow, Scott
- no alliances within NMA
monk advises richard to cut size of NMA
jan 1659
army officers meet at Wallingford
jan 1659 - aimint to extend their political influence
richards parliament dates + actions
jan - april 1659
- elected through pre instrument system
- attacked the legality of the protectorate
- conservatives aimed to give richard and commons control over the NMA
fall of richards protectorate
april 1659
rule of rump (1)
- faced same problems of debt, unpopularity, threat of NMA
- lack of
booths rebellion
july 1659
- uprising led by presbyterian who called for free elections - failed due to lack of support from royalists + public
- defeated by Lamberts troops and therefore strenghtened the position of NMA in relation to the rump
derby petition
september 1659
- demanded political settlement agreeable to NMA + control over promotions + pay
- condemned by rump
fall of the rump
october 1659
- rump dismissed 9 officers to show their control
- rump then was dispursed by NMA
comittee of safety
20th october
- NMA replacement for rump
- composed of army and civilian opportunists
- monk declares that he supports the rump instead - navy agrees
restoration of the rump
26th december 1659
end of the committee of safety
- tried to form a new constitution
- public debt of over 2 million + tax strikes
- divide between rank and file in NMA - circulation of pamphlets and quakers
- apprentice riots in London
- by december, Monck and the Navy, and Portsmouth had declared support for the rump
Monck arrives in England
Jan 1660
- marched to London to support rump against NMA
- presentd with petitions for free elections, but rump refused to set a date for elections
Monck’s negotiations with rump
feb 1660
- held talks with city of london and excluded Mps from prides purge - asked them to set a date for dissolution in exchange for re admission
- 100 excluded members outnumbered the 50 rumpers - date et for 16/03
convention parliament
april 25th 1660
- discussed under what conditions charles should be restored
- voted overwhelmingly to restore monarchy
declaration of breda
april 1660
richard supports protectorate parliament in forbidding meetings of army officers
april 1659
rump passes act for elections and dissolution
march 1660
