The failure of the Royalist cause in the first civil war 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryBritish monarchy - Tudors and StuartsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: KristenHornerCreated on: 10-04-14 17:33 What sort of mentality did Charles I have in terms of criticism? A conspiracy theory mentality 1 of 48 How did Charles differ from his father? Charles = shy, uncommunicative and had an inferiority complex; James = outgoing, flexible and communicative 2 of 48 What was he hampered by? Speech defect 3 of 48 What did October 1642 see? The Battle of Edgehill 4 of 48 What happened to Charles in November 1642? He was halted outside of London 5 of 48 When did the Battle of Newbury halt Charles? September 1643 6 of 48 Who was defeated at Marston Moor? When was it? Royalists defeated; July 1644 7 of 48 Who was defeated in September 1644 at Tippermuir? Covenanters by Royalists 8 of 48 When was the NMA created? February 1645 9 of 48 When was the Battle of Interlochy? May 1645 10 of 48 When was the Battle of Naseby? June 1645 11 of 48 What was the name of the most decisive battle of the first civil war which took place in September 1645? Philiphaugh 12 of 48 Who were Charles' two main advisors? Which held most sway with him? Edward Hyde and Henrietta Maria; Maria had more sway 13 of 48 What did Hyde suggest Charles do? Continue attempts to settle with parliament 14 of 48 What did his wife, Henrietta Maria, suggest? Fight until victory 15 of 48 What did Henrietta Maria stress in her letters to Charles? "It would be a diminution of your honour to negotiate." 16 of 48 What did a treaty with Catholic Irish rebels in 1643 help to do? Support rebels who had rebelled against Protestant rule 17 of 48 What disturbed Royalist supporters about this alliance with the Irish? Charles's willingness to allow Catholic troops arms in England 18 of 48 Out of 603 officers Charles had as colonels during the war, how many were Catholic? 117 19 of 48 What did Charles's make the mistake of doing in 1645? Trying to negotiate a second peace treaty with the Irish Catholic rebels 20 of 48 What six main advantages did parliament hold in controlling London? Propaganda, finance, manpower, ports, industry, administration 21 of 48 What did London being the centre of print mean for parliament? Parliament could produce propaganda 22 of 48 How did parliament control finance? Through access to resources 23 of 48 What percentage of the English population did London hold? 1/10th 24 of 48 London held England's largest... Port 25 of 48 What could parliament take advantage of concerning admin? London being an already established centre of administration 26 of 48 In terms of parliament's administration of localities, where were committees set up? Both nationally and locally 27 of 48 Who were usually employed within these committees? Local men, dedicated to the cause 28 of 48 What was the view of so called "clubmen?" Opposed both armies, but more favourable towards the NMA 29 of 48 Why were "clubmen" more partial towards the NMA? NMA were closer to winning the war and Fairfax was willing to negotiate 30 of 48 What did Pym persuade parliament to accept in 1643? A formal alliance with the Scots 31 of 48 Within Pym's proposals, what would the Scots be allowed? The establishment of Presbyterianism 32 of 48 How would the English benefit from this? The Scots would send 21,000 men to aid Parliament 33 of 48 What was the outcome? The army was a disappointment but it did force Charles's army to remain in the North 34 of 48 What, in terms of the army, was undertaken from 1644-1645? Military reconstruction 35 of 48 What was the general demeanour of NMA officials? Godly, regularly paid, professional and motivated 36 of 48 With regards to parliamentary finance and control, where did parliament hold? The South 37 of 48 Where did Charles hold? The North 38 of 48 In a 1630's report on London taxes, how much did parliament receive from the South? £520,000 39 of 48 How many newspapers did parliament and the royalists have? Parliament - 6; Royalists - 2 40 of 48 How many arsenals did parliament hold? Three; the Tower of London, Hull and Portsmouth 41 of 48 What was the position of Charles like in 1646? Strong 42 of 48 Young (1997) claimed "unless Charles's adversaries wished to do away with the monarchy they..." "...had no choice but to strike a deal with Charles." 43 of 48 What was Charles still able to do? Raise an army 44 of 48 However, what had Charles failed to do? Negotiate seriously 45 of 48 How did he see his enemies? As traitors 46 of 48 What would he not admit parliament were? A threat 47 of 48 Why did Charles play for time? In the hopes opposition groups would give up 48 of 48
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