Failure to draw up settlement 1646-49
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- Failure to draw up settlement 1646-49
- Charles' attitude to negotiations
- God given duty to reclaim powers by any means possible- god punishing him for giving up powers 1642 and death of straff 1641
- Par's demands too much
- Already rejected presby church in 19 props
- 58 royalists punished
- HM letters- revealed poor attitude to negotiations.
- Knew enemies deeply divided
- PPs / PIs unable to reach settlement that would satisfy all groups.
- Politicisation of NMA 1647 onwards
- New factor to problem, new demands that horrified OPE
- Growing religious radicalism key factor in politicalisation
- Many felt they were instrument of God
- Reg radicalism made them political rad- wanting more political and reg freedom
- Overreaction of PPs to material demands that turned army into political force
- Moderate demands, widows pensions, indemnity
- Condemned in Dec of Dislike - army mutiny- army released Headds of Proposals
- However, C negotiating in bad faith, despite more linent army terms- failed to see 'simple point that power came from end of a gun'
- Though had more power than he really did
- However, politicisation confirmed to him that enemies were divided, convinced him to continue to play enemies off against each other
- Splits in Army by late 1647
- Convinced C to double ** enemies more
- Levellers infiltrated lower ranks, rank and file turned against senior officers- made worse by growing pay arrears
- Led to Putney deabtes oct 1647- levellers/ agitators forced debate on future franchise
- Suggests army politically divided
- Convinced C enemies falling apart
- Events of 1648
- C's engagement with Covenanters- agreed to presby church 3 yrs. - army provided
- C used reg as excuse to divide enermies further and sabotage chances of settlement
- After 2nd CW, still negotiated in bad faith- Newport Negotiations sept 1648
- Reg vital role in army decision to put C on trial ''man of blood'' condemned by G
- Army remonstrace (oct 1648), Pride's purge (dec 6th 1648
- Army saw no alternative to death of C- Crom ''necessity and providence
- C's engagement with Covenanters- agreed to presby church 3 yrs. - army provided
- Charles' attitude to negotiations
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