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England 1603–49

The search for a settlement 1646–49

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  • AS Unit 1

Overview

Newcastle Propositions, significance of Cornet Joyce seizing the King and heads of the Proposals.

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What were the Heads of the Proposals?

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What were the Newcastle Propositions?

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  1. 1

    What were the Newcastle Propositions?

    Model answer

    The Newcastle Propositions of 1646 required Charles to take the Covenant and establish Presbyterianism, surrender control of the militia for twenty years and exclude a long list of royalists from pardon.

  2. 2

    How did Charles respond to the Newcastle Propositions?

    Model answer

    Charles neither accepted nor refused, spinning out negotiations in the belief that his enemies would eventually fall out among themselves and need him.

  3. 3

    What did the Scots do with Charles in 1647?

    Model answer

    The Scots handed Charles over to the English Parliament in January 1647 in return for the arrears owed to their army.

  4. 4

    Why did Parliament and the Army fall out in 1647?

    Model answer

    Parliament tried to disband the New Model without settling its arrears of pay or indemnity for wartime acts, and to send much of it to Ireland.

  5. 5

    What was the significance of Cornet Joyce seizing the King?

    Model answer

    Joyce removed Charles from Holdenby House in June 1647 on the Army's authority, showing that the Army had become an independent political force.

  6. 6

    What were the Heads of the Proposals?

    Model answer

    The Heads of the Proposals of 1647 were the Army's own terms: biennial parliaments, redistributed seats, religious toleration and bishops without coercive power, and a ten-year militia control.

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