Republican Rule 1649-60
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- Republican rule, 1649-60
- Radical political and religious groups
- 1649-53, Commonwealth
- Growth of religious radicalism within the army
- Growing religious and social radicalism
- Fifth Monarchists
- Involved in nominated assembly
- Ranters
- Seekers
- Quakers
- Fifth Monarchists
- Attempts from conservatives within the Rump, Nominated Assembly and Protectorate to impose a religious settlement
- Levellers
- Active from 1645
- Released pamphlets wanting a widening of voting franchise, new elections and equality under the law
- An Agreement of the People
- Particularly influential after the Civil War
- Within New Model Army and involved in the Putney Debates ans Mutiney of Leveller soldiers at burford May 1649
- Diggers
- Active 1649
- Claimed land ownership was based on man-made laws invalidated by the king's death
- Set up rural communes
- 1653-60, Protectorate
- Attempts by conservatives to impose a religious settlement
- James Nayler Case
- Commonwealthmen disrupt the first protectorate parliament
- Commonswealthmen create a common cause with the army during the second sitting of the Second protectorate parliament
- 1649-53, Commonwealth
- Role of Cromwell
- Stability
- Helped to stabilise the republican government
- Neutralised military threat from Scotland and Ireland
- Dampened radical-conservative tensions
- Became more acute after his death
- Not accepting the throne
- Humble petition
- There would have been likely opposition from the republicans and army if he did
- Helped to stabilise the republican government
- Instability
- Dependent on military power
- Unclear plans for religion
- Wanted godly reformation but unsure how
- Opposition to the Instrument of Government 1653
- Alienated Levellers, republicans and religious radicals which caused ongoing instability
- Rule of the Major-Generals was unpopular
- Opposition to Humble petition
- refusal to be king
- Could have created a new constitution with a limited monarchy
- Appointment of Richard
- Stability
- Military involvement 1646-60
- Policitisation of the army from 1647 and influence on Levellers
- Pride's purge
- Dissolving of the Rump
- Instrument of Government
- Major-Generals
- Ending the Protectorate
- Loyalty of army to Cromwell
- Policitisation of the army from 1647 and influence on Levellers
- Restoration of the monarchy
- Richard discusses reducing army
- Army council restored and pressures Richard to dissolve third protectorate parliament
- Richard resigns
- Rump recalled 1659
- Rump purge army of protectorate supporters
- Army stop rump from meeting
- Set up Committee of Public Safety
- Monck decalred for rump and marches into England
- Unstable Republican Government
- Minority carried out the trial and execution of king
- Lack of legitimacy
- Dynamic of opposition
- Army, MPs and public
- Radical v moderate views
- Cromwell was invaluable to Republicasn rule
- Constitution had no precedent for the system of government
- Ongoing divides amongst moderates
- Commonswealthmen join with army who were unhappy
- James Nayler Case
- Major-Generals was unpopular
- Minority carried out the trial and execution of king
- Threat from Royalists
- Royalist support from Ireland and Scotland
- Minority revolution so never spread
- Radical political and religious groups
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