Parliament Resources

• Parliament had the support of the House of Commons but not the Lords
• 300 MPs declared for Parliament and 175 for King ( There were approx. 600 MP’s)
• 80 lords declared for the King 30 for parliament
• Merchants and Puritans for Parliament which meant Parliament had the support of people who created a disposable income
• A person’s religion seems to be the most important determining factor in deciding which side a person who support in this war. Very few of these men had some military training
• Parliament had South East and this gave them access to resources of iron, cloth, leather needed to supply an army
• It also gave them control over the most populous parts of the country and the major towns
• East Anglia and London were the most economically important areas in the country
• Parliament also had control of the ports and the navy. This was significant to prevent foreign invasion of royalist support and they were economically important areas
• Parliament had the resources to sustain a long war