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1
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When was the riot in St Giles?

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  • 23rd July 1637.
  • A prayer stool was thrown.
  • Started a riot in the cathedral in Edinburgh on the first reading from the new prayer book.
2
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When was the petition signed in opposition to the new prayer book?

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  • 20th September 1637.

- Petition signed by 1/3 Scottish nobility and hundreds clergy opposing prayer book.

3
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Why and when did Charles’ privy council flee Scotland?

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  • October 1637

- Further riots in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

4
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When was the national Covenant signed?

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  • February 1638

- National covenant signed to defend Scottish church against reform.

5
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When did Charles plan attacks on Covenanter forces?

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  • 1639
  • Main army to march north, assault by boat on North east Scotland, troops from Ireland. (Wentworth).
  • Struggle to finance.
6
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When was the treaty of Berwick signed?

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  • 18th June 1639.
  • Two sides met at Berwick.
  • Charles signed Treaty of Berwick.
  • Agreeing to meet with Scottish assembly and parliament and to disband armies.
7
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What is the sequence of the Bishops’ wars?

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-New prayer book.
- Riot in St Giles-Prayer stool thrown.
-Covenant signed-Defence of the Scottish Church.
-First Bishops’ war.
-Treaty of Berwick (Pacification of Berwick)
-Short Parliament-April to May (3 weeks).
-Second Bishops’ war.
-Treaty of Ripon-He had to pay £850 each day to them.
Long Parliament.

8
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When was Wentworth recalled from Ireland and what did he advise Charles to do?

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  • September 1639

- Wentworth advised Charles to call an English Parliament to finance further action against the Covenanters.

9
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When was the short parliament called?

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13th April 1640

10
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When was the short parliament dissolved and why?

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  • 5th May 1640

- Charles was unwilling to make concessions to MPs in return for the 12 subsidies he’d requested.

11
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When did the Covenanter army enter England?

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  • 20th August 1640.

- Covenanters entered England to launch preemptive strike.

12
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When was the Covenanter victory at the Battle of Newburn ?

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  • 28th August 1640

- Meant Newcastle is taken and way further south is open.

13
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When did Charles convene the Great Council of Peers at York?

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  • 24th September 1640

- They advised him to call a truce with the scots and call Parliament.

14
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When did Charles sign the Treaty of Ripon?

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  • 21st October
  • He signed this with the Covenanters which included the clause requiring Charles to pay £850 per day throughout the Scottish occupation.
  • He couldn’t stop this without calling a parliament to finance a war.