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
Deserting
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
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
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
Peace
Led by Holles
Reluctant to fight King
Always hoped for settlement
Only wanted end Anglican
Church rather than to
restrain Charles' powers
Middle Party
Led by Pym
Stuck to 19 propositions
Hoped king would see
reason and for
negotiated settlement
War
Leading members Sir Henry Vane, Sir
Arthur Haselrig
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"
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
Independency growing force since 1642.
Presbyterians clear majority in Parliament
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
Hero of War Party. Only one with drive/military competence to win
Summer 1644- Commons quarrel, defeat for
Peace Party of how to fight the war