The failure to achieve a settlement 1646-1649

By hqaz1
  • Disbandment of the NMA Vote

    -Commons voted for an immediate disbandment of the New Model Army and offered only 8 weeks' arrears with no provision for soldiers and widows
  • Solemn Engagement approved

    -Approved, army would not disband until they had a settlement that was approved by an Army Council.
  • Kidnapping of King Charles

    • The army seized the King at Holdenby and took him to their headquarters at Newmarket
  • Representation of the Army

    Published doc which outlined
    - Corrupt MPs to be purged
    - Parliament to be dissolved
    - New parliaments to be of fixed length
    - Church to be reformed to enable ppl to worship in their own way (freedom of religion)
  • Heads of Proposals

    • New Settlement offer made by Council of the Army
    • By Cromwell Henry Ireton given to King
  • Counter-revolutionary coup

    • A Presbyterian 'counter-revolutionary' coup took place in London
    • Mob invaded the House of Parliament