Pt 2 of political stability
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- Created on: 28-12-20 16:42
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- Quest for political stability Pt 2
- Politicisation of the army
- Cromwell + officers singed engagement to make -general council-representation of the army-got rid of presb MPs
- 1647 army leaders - Heads of proposals to C1- to hold parliment every 2 yrs + p to nom 10 heads of state
- Soldiers = more radical- supported agreement of the people
- C1 escapes - army returns
- DEC 1647 C1 made agreement with scots- presb church for 3 yrs if they helped
- 2nd civil war
- APR 1648 scots entered ENG
- Royalists defeated at preston
- NOV army- remonstrance to parliament wanted capture of C1
- Army involved- shuts down 45 mps promoting discussions with king + excluding 186 who supported negotiations
- only rump left
- charles executed
- JAN 1648 = vote of no address - must not speak to the king
- only rump left
- Army involved- shuts down 45 mps promoting discussions with king + excluding 186 who supported negotiations
- APR 1648 scots entered ENG
- 2nd civil war
- DEC 1647 C1 made agreement with scots- presb church for 3 yrs if they helped
- attempts to set up a republic
- the rump -1649
- kept army which meant higher taxes
- oliver Cromwell = high commander of the army
- Defeated both the Irish and the scots
- limited reform- executive power left with the commons
- nominated assembly jul-dec 1653
- 140 godly men appointed by churches
- civil marrage
- had a minority of 5th monarchits who wanted a goldy GOV
- moderate members voted to dissolve it
- The instrument of GOV 1653
- General lambert- constitution- power = parliament , council of sate and lord protector
- council =advise LP 21-31 members
- LP = executive -still needed parliaments permission to go to war ect
- protectorate parliament 1654-55
- argued too much 100 refused to be loyal to cromwell
- dissolved in jan
- argued too much 100 refused to be loyal to cromwell
- The rule of the major generals 1655-56
- 11 districts ruled by generals and militia
- generals in charge of Godly reform and tried to repress gatherings
- VERY UNPOPULAR
- 2nd protectorate parliament
- no prayer book = increase in radical groups
- wanted satbility so offered cromwell the crown 1657- humble petiton
- 2nd protectorate parliament
- VERY UNPOPULAR
- generals in charge of Godly reform and tried to repress gatherings
- 11 districts ruled by generals and militia
- the rump -1649
- Politicisation of the army
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