Failure to Reach A Settlement 1646-48
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- Failure to Reach A Settlement 1646-48
- Charles
- Prolonging negotiations
- Refusal of Newcastle Propositions JULY 1646
- Arguably dates back to Personal Rule, religious policies meant that some MPs believed they were preventing absolutism and Roman catholicism
- 'duplicitous behaviour'
- Any concessions made were not genuine, only to bide time, and could all be withdrawn if he wanted
- Failed to distinguish between his opponents in terms of real threat
- i.e failed to see threat of Army as a military force
- Engagement with the Scots DECEMBER 1647
- Revived anti-Royalist sentiment, united enemies.
- Started Second Civil War (APRIL 1648)
- Sealed label of 'man of blood'
- Started Second Civil War (APRIL 1648)
- HOWEVER Scottish side must be acknowledged in this.
- Revived anti-Royalist sentiment, united enemies.
- Untitled
- Prolonging negotiations
- The Army
- Politicisation of NMA by 1646
- Wanted to be involved in negotiations with King, in order to get an independent religious settlement.
- Desire for this came about through religious radicalism spread by radical army chaplains like Hugh Peter
- Wanted to be involved in negotiations with King, in order to get an independent religious settlement.
- Power of the minority - had MILITARY POWER so they could block any settlement they didn't like
- 'Power grows from the barrel of a gun'
- Pride's Purge was an example of exertion of this military force.
- Levellers
- rank + file + junior officers' disillusionment with lack of progress towards change + army reform, inspired Army pressure groups like Levellers.
- Wanted abolition of monarchy
- Putney Debates OCT - NOV 1647
- Solemn Engagement 29 MAY 1647 (seizing of King and taking him to Newmarket)
- Heads of Proposals August 1647
- rank + file + junior officers' disillusionment with lack of progress towards change + army reform, inspired Army pressure groups like Levellers.
- Politicisation of NMA by 1646
- Parliament
- Divisions in Parliament between Presbyterians and Independents made settlement difficult and prolonged negotiations
- e.g Newport Sept - Nov 1648
- Conservative/Radical divisions
- War party essentially eradicated after ECW, but still a few radical political opponents in Parliament (and in the army) who made settlement difficult.
- Parliament's (Holles and moderates) poor treatment of the army - attempting to disband without proper pay.
- Gave the army no reason to disband, all the more reason to increase their power
- United Army in a distrust of their former masters.
- Gave the army no reason to disband, all the more reason to increase their power
- Divisions in Parliament between Presbyterians and Independents made settlement difficult and prolonged negotiations
- Charles
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