Political Developments and Conflicts Pt.2
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- Political Developments and conflicts Pt.2
- Exclusion
- Petitions
- In response to Charles' porogation of parliament, Shaftesbury's Whig group organised a petitioning campaign calling for a meeting of parliament with no porogation.
- The petition in London had over 16,000 signature.
- Charles ignored them, claiming they had no validity.
- The petition in London had over 16,000 signature.
- Were also numerous county petitions
- Charles ignored them, claiming they had no validity.
- In response to Charles' porogation of parliament, Shaftesbury's Whig group organised a petitioning campaign calling for a meeting of parliament with no porogation.
- Plots
- Main Plot was Oates' Popish Plot
- By 1683, belief in the plot was stalling and Oates was arrested the following year for accusing the Duke of York of Treachery.
- Main Plot was Oates' Popish Plot
- Prosecutions
- June 1680 charges were brought to attempt to prosecute James as a recusant.
- Charles dissolved the jury before they could make a judgement.
- June 1680 charges were brought to attempt to prosecute James as a recusant.
- Petitions
- Opponents
- Mainly tories.
- Abhorrence Movement of 1682 produced addresses stating abhorrence at Shaftesbury's organisation of non parliamentary pressure for exclusion.
- Tories stated their hatred for exclusionists.
- Tory ideology emerged with arguments in support of divine right, royal prerogative, rule of law and passive obediance.
- Abhorrence Movement of 1682 produced addresses stating abhorrence at Shaftesbury's organisation of non parliamentary pressure for exclusion.
- Abhorrence Movement of 1682 produced addresses stating abhorrence at Shaftesbury's organisation of non parliamentary pressure for exclusion.
- Tories stated their hatred for exclusionists.
- Tory ideology emerged with arguments in support of divine right, royal prerogative, rule of law and passive obediance.
- Mainly tories.
- Second Exclusion Parliament 1680
- Charles used 7 prorogations to delay the opening of the next parliament.
- Parliament met 1 year after it should have done and another exclusion bill was passed through the commons.
- Charles attended commons and lords to show his support for James.
- Parliament met 1 year after it should have done and another exclusion bill was passed through the commons.
- The commons tried to use their financial muscle: offering Charles £600,000 if he agreed to exclsuion.
- Then said they would not give him any more money until exclusion was granted. Charles dissolved parliament in January 1681
- Charles used 7 prorogations to delay the opening of the next parliament.
- Oxford Parliament, March 1681
- Charles made next parliament sit in oxford, not london.
- Because Oxford was a loyalist area
- This is why 1681 can be seen as the year Charles finally beat the Exclusion Crisis and emerged strong with Tory Anglican support.
- Charles offered William and Mary as Regents for James.
- Commons rejected it.
- Charles could dissolve pro-exclusion parliament if he secured finance from abroad.
- He secured £40,000 immediately and £115,000 annually for 3 years.
- In exchange for the money, he promised not to call another parliament for three years.
- Did this with the secret treaty with France of march 1681.
- Charles made next parliament sit in oxford, not london.
- Exclusion
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