AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
The Army, Parliament and the Regicide
- 4 things to know
- Component 1
Overview
Recall questions on the Army's quarrels with Parliament over pay and disbandment, Holdenby House and the Heads of the Proposals, the Vote of No Addresses and Pride's Purge, the case for regicide, Charles I's trial and execution, and why settlement failed.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What were the Heads of the Proposals and who drafted them?
How did providentialist thinking justify regicide?
What divided the Army and Parliament after the First Civil War?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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Why did soldiers' arrears of pay cause tension between Army and Parliament after the war?
Model answer
Parliament's failure to pay soldiers what they were owed created resentment and made the Army unwilling to disband without settlement of this grievance.
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Why was indemnity for wartime acts a source of Army-Parliament tension?
Model answer
Soldiers feared prosecution for actions taken during the war and demanded legal protection before disbanding.
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How did disagreements over disbandment terms contribute to post-war tensions?
Model answer
Parliament wanted to disband the Army quickly and cheaply, while soldiers refused to disband without pay arrears and indemnity settled.
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How did the future religious settlement cause Army-Parliament divisions?
Model answer
Many in the Army favoured religious toleration for Independents and sectaries, while Presbyterian MPs sought to impose a national Presbyterian church.
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How did disagreements over treatment of the King divide Army and Parliament?
Model answer
Parliament sought negotiated settlement with Charles, while many in the Army increasingly viewed him as untrustworthy and deserving punishment.
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What happened at Holdenby House in June 1647?
Model answer
The Army seized the King from parliamentary custody, asserting itself as an independent political force.
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