The Rump Parliament
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- Created on: 15-01-21 06:21
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- The Rump Parliament
- Problems
- There had not been a majority supporting the execution
- There was no agreement about the kind of gov they should make
- The army expected the Rump to set up the system and then hold elections
- The Levelers were pressuring the gov to have less power and give more men the vote
- The religious radicals wanted the word of God to be the decison-maker
- Charles II had been declared king by Scotland and Ireland
- There was also a lot of discontent here over what had happened
- The army had been increased which meant taxes were high
- Esablishment of a new government
- The Rump allowed some MPs back to add to their numbers
- Parliament voted by a small majoity to abolish the House of Lords and to replace the Privy council with the Council of State
- They formed a comonwealth form of government
- Parliament had control over the Council of State (in charge of home and foreign affairs) and held annual elections to it
- The Leveler Challenge
- They wanted a gov based on "The Agreement of the People" but parliament rejected it
- This lead to widespread protest and mutiny. Cromwell killed several leaders in a churchyard while their men watched which put an end to the protests
- The Levelers remained a small minority movement and their revolution would never succeed
- They wanted a gov based on "The Agreement of the People" but parliament rejected it
- Unpopular Measures
- Finance
- They needed the army due to the threat of Charles II and hostility in Scotland
- Taxation remained very high
- Politcis
- The Rump had voted that they would dissolve in March 1949 to allow for elections
- However, they continued to rule as they feared the new parliament would just restore the mobnarchy
- Finance
- Some Successes
- Weekly church attendance was no longer required
- Church endowments were put to better use
- Better preaching was encouraging in rural areas
- The Navigation Act was passed to protect trade
- Problems
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