Side Taking
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- Side Taking
- Social/ Economic
- In North Devon, common people were for Parliament and the gentry were for the King.
- In Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset, the arable religions were Royalist and the wood/pasture areas/cloth industry were Parliamentary.
- In Wiltshire, economic change led to lack of restriction and Puritanism encouraged individuality (P).
- The greatest part of tradesmen and freeholders were for Parliament.
- Common people blamed the crown for the economic problems.
- There was no clear rise or fall in income for the gentry.
- Those who have made detailed studies have found no evidence that the way MPs divided was dependent on wealth.
- All the nobility/gentry were generally for the KIng.
- Earl of Derby - K. Earl of Northumberland - P. Earl of Essex - P.
- Political
- Charles didn't accept the constitutional legislation of 1641.
- The actions of Parliament in the first 10 months of the Long Parliament restored the old order, any more change would be too much.
- Some feared Parliamentary absolutism.
- Each side used politics as propaganda. They proposed that the constitution would change if the opposing side wom.
- Religious
- 50% of the puritan Yorkshire gentry were for Parliament. 10% for the King.
- King used that Bishops were under threat.
- In Dudley where workers were largely Catholic they were for the King.
- P used the Irish rebellion in their Propaganda saying that if the King won, it would lead to Catholicism
- Puritans adhered to Parliament.
- The fear of Catholicism drove many to side with Parliament.
- The Humble petition of advice had 15,000 signatures in London wanting to remove bishops. Applies to local factors.
- In the Lords only Brooke, Saye and Warwick were Puritan nobles.
- In the Commons, the Parliamentarians, were in favour of religious reform
- Neutral
- Neutrality pacts have been found in 22 English counties and many towns, for example, Cheshire in Aug 1642. (Active neutralism)
- Nov 1642 - Staffordshire in a meeting of JPs committed themselves to the demilitarisation of the county.
- The peace petitions of summer/autumn 1642 and winter of 1642-3 reflect a desire to maintain peace.
- Many people just wanted things to stay the same. (e.g. Crypto-Royalist Sir John Hotham)
- Local
- Both Royalist and Parliamentary commitment existed in all parts of the country in 1642.
- IN the North, West and Wales where tradition was strong, they supported the King.
- In the South and East, where they were more advanced economically, they supported Parliament.
- IN the North, West and Wales where tradition was strong, they supported the King.
- In Kent there was a petition in favour of bishops and in the end they supported Parliament.
- In Leicestershire, they concentrated on local rivalries of two local groups (The Greys and the Hastings).
- IN Hertfordshire, the gentry was royalist but Sir Robert Harley who was Puritan supported Parliament.
- The only place that was wholly to one side was Wales. This was due to their national identity. Parliament was seen to only represent the English
- Essex was known for Puritanism but many people wanted compromise with the King..
- Verney - Supported the King due to a belief in the divine Right but his brother supported Parliament.
- Feuds in Chester over alderman Radcliffe and a Bishop over the brew-house. Also between Derby (royalist) and Brereton (Parliamentaryleader) over Brereton's netting of wild fowl.
- Social/ Economic
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