Pt 2 of political stability

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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
    • 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
      • 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

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