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Weaknesses of Parliament
- Military
- Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire-
Oliver Cromwell was his 2nd in command
had different attitues in religion/war,
didn't work well together
- County militia reluctant to fight outside their counties
- Unpaid soldiers
- Looting
- Local community disillusion
- Local community disillusion
- Deserting
- Earl of Bedford 50% force deserted Sherborne Campaign Sept 1643
- Earl of Bedford 50% force deserted Sherborne Campaign Sept 1643
- because Money raised by successful taxes not channelled to where it needed to be
- 2% of money raised before March 1645 left Chesire
- 2% of money raised before March 1645 left Chesire
- Looting
- Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire-
Oliver Cromwell was his 2nd in command
had different attitues in religion/war,
didn't work well together
- Financial
- Need coal from Newcastle, which they
did not control
- July 1643- Purchase tax
on wide range of goods
which affected everyone
and was very
unpopular- outbreaks
of violence
- No donations from notable gentry
- Raised money in Ad-hoc fashion
- 4 different ordinances
- March 1643- get land off royalists to sell and make money
- Sequestering delinquents estates
- Sequestering delinquents estates
- 4 different ordinances
- Need coal from Newcastle, which they
did not control
- Political
- Civil war was not an united body- 3
parties, loose groupings of
like-minded gentry
- Pym died in 1643
- 1644- split between War and
Peace party grows. Middle Party
ceased to exist after Pym's death.
Most MP's moved towards War
Party Position
- 1644- split between War and
Peace party grows. Middle Party
ceased to exist after Pym's death.
Most MP's moved towards War
Party Position
- Peace
- Led by Holles
- Reluctant to fight King
- Always hoped for settlement
- Only wanted end Anglican
Church rather than to
restrain Charles' powers
- Led by Holles
- Middle Party
- Led by Pym
- Stuck to 19 propositions
- Hoped king would see
reason and for
negotiated settlement
- Led by Pym
- War
- Leading members Sir Henry Vane, Sir
Arthur Haselrig
- These were both republicans, not all party were
- These were both republicans, not all party were
- Believed King would only
negotiation meanfully after
defeat
- Wanted to (Clarendon)
"change the whole
frame of the
government in state as
well as church"
- Leading members Sir Henry Vane, Sir
Arthur Haselrig
- Pym died in 1643
- Religious disunity- due to collapse of
censorship
- Major General Lawrence Crawford,
Presbyterian Scot Commander of
Eastern Association removed officers
he judged to be too radical.
Cromwell disapproved, divisions
appeared between commanders
- Major General Lawrence Crawford,
Presbyterian Scot Commander of
Eastern Association removed officers
he judged to be too radical.
Cromwell disapproved, divisions
appeared between commanders
- Independency growing force since 1642.
Presbyterians clear majority in Parliament
- Likely that once war was won, split would occur,
what kind of church settlement
- Likely that once war was won, split would occur,
what kind of church settlement
- Autumn 1644, Cromwell vs Earl of Manchester
- Intolerant, hard-line Presbyterian member of Peace Party. Fighting to bring King to terms, not to defeat
- Accused of failing to move on Royalist troops, several times
- Cromwell openly accuses him in
Commons of being inept
- Accused of failing to move on Royalist troops, several times
- Hero of War Party. Only one with drive/military competence to win
- Intolerant, hard-line Presbyterian member of Peace Party. Fighting to bring King to terms, not to defeat
- Summer 1644- Commons quarrel, defeat for
Peace Party of how to fight the war
- Civil war was not an united body- 3
parties, loose groupings of
like-minded gentry
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