1649 Regicide Essay
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- 1649 Regicide Essay
- Religious Radicalism
- Laud (Archb. of Cant.) and his reforms 1633 - promoted church hierarchy, moved and cordoned communion table, limited preaching
- Move towards Catholicism
- Evidence of dissent = St Gregory's Church demonstrations 1633, Prynne Burton and Bastwick punishment
- Puritans wanted religious freedom, this led to events like Windsor Prayer Meeting and Pride's Purge that caused C's trial
- Remember, Charles was Arminian
- Laud (Archb. of Cant.) and his reforms 1633 - promoted church hierarchy, moved and cordoned communion table, limited preaching
- New Model Army and Parliament
- Political Presbys in P wanted Presby C in England (terms of CW1 with Scots) - not keen on NMA = planned to disband them with £3m in arrears and no indemnity act. NMA v. angry
- Not motivated to punish Charles
- Vulnerable NMA kidnap Charles thx to P's deference and 'soft' terms = Engagement and Vote of No Address
- Presbys go back on VofNoAdd in Newport negotiations 47 = prompts Pride's Purge, mock-trial and execution
- Harsher terms from the get-go = united opposition of Charles?
- Political Presbys in P wanted Presby C in England (terms of CW1 with Scots) - not keen on NMA = planned to disband them with £3m in arrears and no indemnity act. NMA v. angry
- Scottish Covenanters
- Handed Charles to Parliament for £100,000 - all they wanted was Presby church in Eng, so could have made a settlement then and saved time. More soft terms, more likely he would agree
- Harsher terms and anti-monarch sentiment made Charles unlikely to agree with Parliament or NMA = led to his death
- The Engagement 1647 - actively approached an imprisoned charles who no doubt was scared etc and desperate to survive
- Manipulation of his desire to be free to further their own aims
- Negatively interpreted by Parliament as a conspiracy and betrayal! - Scottish responsibility for this
- Manipulation of his desire to be free to further their own aims
- Handed Charles to Parliament for £100,000 - all they wanted was Presby church in Eng, so could have made a settlement then and saved time. More soft terms, more likely he would agree
- Cromwell
- Political power from Parliament and New Model Army
- Didn't want it to disband
- Military hero of Civil War - undefeated
- Willing to engage negotiations with Charles - until the CW2, believed C had gone against God
- Religious conviction driving him - has a purpose
- Political power from Parliament and New Model Army
- Charles' Actions
- Personal Rule
- Abuse of Ship Money 1637, Tonnage and Poundage, Forced Loan, Demesne Fines, Scottish Prayer Book = riots + Oath of Covenant = the Engagement!
- Civil War
- Reluctant to call Parliament, Short Parliament's dismissal, Triennial Act reluctance 1641, 5 Members Coup 42, enlisted French and Irish
- Post-Civil War
- Divine Right beliefs, stalling on Newcastle Propositions 46, trial seemed necessary, Holmby escape 46 (untrustworthy) and Engagement causing CW2 - irredeemable = Vote of No Address
- Personal Rule
- Religious Radicalism
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