causes for parliamentary victory
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- Created on: 23-05-22 12:57
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- causes of parliamentary victory
- finance and resources
- london- capital, largest population, printing press for propaganda
- london finance- loans from city of london merchants
- navy- controlled navy and most ports including london
- south/east- wealthiest regions controlled by Parliament- raising tax
- money from levies soon ran out
- only matched Parl through excise tax [1644]
- leadership
- parlaiment- gained political legitimacy from controlling Parliament
- stable leadership- Parlaimentarian leadership was stable/united 1942-43, before Pym died
- edgehill [1642]- poor leadership, C could have taken london
- divisions between peace and war party
- self denying ord- cromwell v earl of manchester
- alliances and outside help
- ports- unable to access help from abroad- only Newcastle, King's Lynn
- h. maria- landed Holland troops on Yorkshire coast, but little impact
- irish- Cessation treay paved the way for troops to asssits C
- weak- 2500 defeated at Nantwich [1644] by Fairfax
- military reorganisation
- NMA- 20 000 men, highly trained and funded since 1630s
- well paid
- promotions based on merit
- discipline was strict, uniform
- united by religion
- had an intelligence department
- finance and resources
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