5 members Coup

• Charles response to the militia bill 1641 


  appointed himself defender of fundamental law , presenting him as defender of the constitution and won over royalists such as Hyde
• what was 5 members coup 1642

  Charles announced impeachment of pym Hampden haselrig holes strode and montagu
• events of 5 member coup 1642

  • lords accepted commons vote of impeachment against bishops in 1641 would remove significant royalist support in the lords
  • Charles attempted to remove the 5 mps
  • they had been warned and had fled