Section 4: War and Radicalism, 1642-1646

Question 1

4 Jan 1642

Answer 1

King’s attempt to arrest five MPs

Question 2

10 Jan 1642

Answer 2

King left London

Question 3

Feb 1642

Answer 3

Bishops excluded from the HoL; the queen sails to seek military help in Holland and France

Question 4

Mar 1642

Answer 4

Militia Ordinance passed by Parliament

Question 5

1 June 1642

Answer 5

The 19 Propositions sent from Parliament to King

Question 6

July 1642

Answer 6

Parliament established a Committee of Safety (4th) and voted to raise an army (12th)

Question 7

The king raised his standard at Nottingham

Answer 7

22 Aug 1642

Question 8

Battle of Edgehill; king able to move towards London

Answer 8

Oct 1642

Question 9

Nov 1642

Answer 9

Royal forces stopped at Battle of Turnham Green; king retreated to winter in Oxford

Question 10

May 1643

Answer 10

Peace negotiations at Oxford failed

Question 11

June 1643

Answer 11

Battle of Adwalton Moor - defeat of Parliamentarians in Yorkshire, Fairfax retreated to Hull; Solemn League and Covenant (alliance) concluded between parliament and Scots; Assembly of Divines set up to plan reform of the Church

Question 12

July 1643

Answer 12

Royalists began the Siege of Hull; Prince Rupert captured Bristol; Charles began the siege of Gloucester (July/Aug)

Question 13

Sep 1643

Answer 13

Earl of Essex relieved Gloucester and defeated royalists at Newbury; Solemn League and Covenant ratified by both Houses; Charles signed treaty with Irish rebels - the Irish Cessation

Question 14

Oct 1643

Answer 14

Siege of Hull broken; parlimentary control of Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire secured

Question 15

Death of John Pym

Answer 15

Dec 1643

Question 16

Feb 1644

Answer 16

Independents in the Assembly of Divines published arguments in favour of limited rel toleration; toleration campaign grew throughout the year

Question 17

2 July 1644

Answer 17

Parliamentary victory at Marston Moor

Question 18

Sept 1644

Answer 18

Essex trapped in Cornwall; surrendered entire army at Respryn Bridge

Question 19

Sept/Nov 1644

Answer 19

Parliamentary crisis; rel and pol divisions symbolised by Manchester/Cromwell quarrel

Question 20

Dec 1644

Answer 20

Self-denying ordinance introduced finally passed in April 1645

Question 21

Jan/March 1645

Answer 21

Formation of New Model Army; growing evidence of Scottish dislike of new developments strained the alliance; growing war-weariness in the country; Clubmen risings in the west; Peace talks entered at Uxbridge - failed because of rel issues and mutual distrust

Question 22

June 1645

Answer 22

Battle of Naseby; military and political disaster for the king

Question 23

Sept 1645

Answer 23

Prince Rupert forced to surrender Bristol; scottish royalists defeated by covenanters

Question 24

Sept/Oct 1645

Answer 24

Clubmen risings in Sussex ad West