The Long Parliament
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- Created on: 05-06-18 13:23
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The Long Parliament was dominated by 'Pym's Junto', a group of Puritan parliamentarians led by John Pym
- They sought to change the way in which Charles governed
- Impeached Stafford and Laud
- Sought to replace 'evil advisors' with men from their own group
- Planned religious reform, which allowed bishops but restricted their power
- There was popular support for reform
- December 1940 - Root and Branch Petition: demanded an end to bishops,…
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