Moves towards civil war Flashcards
(18 cards)
What attacks was Charles concerned about
Increasingly open attacks on Henrietta Maria as a source of catholic influence
Arrest of 5 members
Charles demanded their arrest but lords refused cooperation and appointed committee to decide whether impeachment was according to precedent
When lords didn’t cooperate, what did Charles do instead
Went to commons with armed soldiers to attempt to arrest them himself , but they had been warned and were safely in London where they refused to hand them over
What did commons declare the attempted arrest
Violation of parliamentary privilege and another display of why Charles shouldn’t be trusted and wanted to restore power by force
Why did Charles leave London
Demonstrations against him and queen - moved to York
Why was civil war not inevitable at this stage
Petitions wanted church reform and feared popish plot but didn’t direct at king
How had parliamentary politics broken down
No one could agree on way forwards, both sides tried to show as agents of moderation, and both blamed the other for crisis
Why were radicals left in charge of parliament
Moderates departed with king
What did the leading radicals do
Transferred crowns powers to parliament
What did demonstrations pressure lords not to do
Obstruct reform programme in commons
Why did parliament manage to take kings military authority
Remaining bishops excluded from lords and militia ordinance passed, Charles assented first but not latter
What was parliament now doing in the kings absence
Usurping military control, legislation without him, raising own money through taxation
What was there a rush to take control of
Arsenals - Charles failed to take hull and Manchester
Nineteen propositions
Royalist invited parliament to state terms for settlement - made parliament sovereign power, who would control : advisers, army , reform/government of church, foreign policy, who was allowed to sit in lords and education/marriages of the kings children
What were many dismayed with
How extreme parliament had become
Why was parliaments measures threatening social order
Actions seem as destroying customs many took for granted, attacks on church and appeals to popular sentiment by encouraging mob violence
What happened after nineteen propositions
There was no hope for settlement- parliament raised army commanded by earl of Essex and commons stated Charles started war and those assisting him were guilty of treason
