Why Did the English Civil War Break Out?
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- Created on: 26-01-20 12:14
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- Role Of Personal Rule
- What caused the outbreak of the civil war?
- Role of Pym and his supporters
- Ex: organises opposition which maintains pressure on Charles. Resulted in pushing Charles into feeling he had no option but to fight
- Ev:Treatment of Strafford ~ use of impeachment, trial and execution and used the Act of Attainder to force Charles to sign
- Sig: Pym was a determined and talented politician where he manipulated many situations
- Ev: Took away many of Charles prerogative rights ~ Grand Remonstrance (eg. MPs choose Kings Minister)& Triennial act (Parliament called every 3 years) & Militia Ordinance ~ Parliament tried to take control of local militias, Nineteen propositions (control of Kings army, advisors, education and marriage of his children)
- Role of Charles
- Ex: He failed to repair the trust between him and Parliament. Also, some of his actions led to distrust between him and Parliament
- Ev: Made a breach of the Common's privilege with the attempted arrest of the 5 MPs. Moderate MPs began to support Pym
- Ev: Commissions of Array (1642) ~ Charles' response to Milita Ordinance with attempt to raise his own army
- Role of Religion
- Ex: Created more of a divide between Charles and Parliament which increased tensions
- Ev: Root and Branch Petition ~ reform of the church & abolition of Bishops (Presbyterian church)
- Ev: Irish Rebellion strenghtened a belief in Catholic conspiracy, Charles was implicatedCatholic rebels which increased distrust in him
- Role of Pym and his supporters
- Ex: Created antagonistic environment between Charles and Parliament. Also, was the route of some major issues due to situations were handled
- Ev: Laudian reforms ~ increasing importance of the altar
- Ev: Opposition to financial policies of Personal Rule ~ ship money and increase of non- payment (Hampden Case 7:5)
- What caused the outbreak of the civil war?
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