other divisions

Cards (5)

  • exclusion bill 1642
    • would forcefully prevent bishops sitting in House of Lords
    • has 30000 signatures by the end of 1641
    • accepted by House of Lords in 1642 due to pressure from London crowds
    • reduced the influence of Charles on parliament
  • emergence of parliamentary army
    • militia ordinance passed without Charles approval
    • parliament proposed £400000 ship money to support it
    • Charles attempted to seize military supplies in hull without parliament knowing
  • emergence of royalist army
    • Charles invoked commissions of array in response to ordinance allowing prerogative means to raise armed forces , sent to leading figures to allow them to raise forces for a royalist force
  • 19 propositions 1642
    • parliaments demands for negotiated settlement
    • privy councillors to be approved by parliament
    • 5 impeached MPs to be pardoned
    • Charles had to accept triennial act and militia ordinance
    • parliament would direct church reformation
  • royalist response to the 19 propositions
    • answer to the 19 propositions
    • stated parliaments proposals were confused and could threaten rebellion
    • portrayed king as a force to prevent anarchy