Charles I - Causes of the Civil War
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Cause & Target of Irish Rebellion
Fears of old English & native Irish Catholics that Puritans would try to eliminate Catholicism
Protestants in Ulster
Number killed in Irish Rebellion
3 thousand
Rebels claimed…
Charles had sent them a commission authorising them to take up arms.
Pym argued…
the rebellion confirmed the existence of a popish plot
Impact of the rebellion
People stopped trusting Charles with an army
Grand Remonstrance
Reiterated the people’s grievances from 1626, reforms and outstanding issues to be resolved by Commons-appointed councillors.
Creator of the Grand Remonstrance
John Pym
Moderates included
Edward Hyde
Moderates argued
There was no point in dragging up old complaints. It was not addressed to the king and the Lords were not involved in its composition
King’s reaction
‘You have asked that of me never asked of a king’ - this would have limited his powers more than they already were, especially compared to those of France in Spain, and would have set a precedent.
