Opposition to Charles II, 1660-1667
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- Opposition to Charles II, 1660-67
- The Fate of the Regicides
- Part of the restoration was making sure that the monarchy was secure
- The Convention Parliament ordered that the regicides should meet justice
- Oliver Cromwell, Henry Ireton and John Bradshaw had all died and had their bodies exhumed
- There was a trial for remaining regicides
- In 1660, one was hanged, nine others were hanged, drawn and quartered and three others suffered the same fate in 1662
- There was a trial for remaining regicides
- There was a general pardon by the Indemnity and Act of Oblivion (1660) but 29 were exempt
- In 1662 there were show trials of non-regicides of men like John Lambert
- Many refused to beg for mercy and were beheaded, however Lambert did beg and was imprisoned
- Part of the restoration was making sure that the monarchy was secure
- Lambert's Rising, 1660
- Lambert escaped from the Tower of London in April and tried to rekindle the civil war by calling on supported of the 'good old cause' to rally at Edgehill
- He was recaptured nearby after his force of men fell apart because there was sufficient support of army unity
- Lambert escaped from the Tower of London in April and tried to rekindle the civil war by calling on supported of the 'good old cause' to rally at Edgehill
- The New Model Army
- Hutton argues that by the late 1650s the army was strong enough to carry out another revolution, however Monck's input reduced the possibility
- By 1659-60 most officers accepted that ultimate authority lay with parliament
- Those who did oppose the monarchy were divided, they could not unite in opposition to the restoration of monarchy
- Venner's Rising, 1661
- Thomas Venner was a Fifth Monarchist who had been imprisoned in 1657-9 for his uprising against Cromwell
- He led a group of 50 supporters into an uprising in London in 1661
- It took four days, the Duke of York, Monck and 700 horses to put them down
- He led a group of 50 supporters into an uprising in London in 1661
- Venner denounced Charles as "an enemy, a rebel and traitor to Christ"
- After the uprising there were arrests and persecutions of non-conformists
- A few days later Venner was hanged, drawn and quartered
- Thomas Venner was a Fifth Monarchist who had been imprisoned in 1657-9 for his uprising against Cromwell
- Northern or Yorkshire Plot, October 1653
- Sbout 50 men gathered at a place in West Yorkshire and were led by Captain Thomas Oates and Joshua Greathead
- Their plan was to overthrow the Royalist stronghold in Leeds and coordinate with others in Scotland and Ireland
- They failed in numbers - 26 were hanged, drawn and quartered
- The plot was fairly limited
- It is said to be one of the causes for the 1664 Conventicle Act
- Sbout 50 men gathered at a place in West Yorkshire and were led by Captain Thomas Oates and Joshua Greathead
- Conclusion
- The chief problem for opposition was the persecution and action taken by the regime
- Some main reasons for the failure of opposition include...
- The purging of corporations weakened dissenters and potential opposition
- Under the May 1662 militia act, Lord Lieutenants levied £70,000 for the year to support troops
- Each militia unit was to be kept for 14 days at a time and Charles had 8,000 soldiers alongside the militia
- The Fate of the Regicides
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