1640
parliament attacked Charles methods
1640
failure to compromise
1640
forced to call parliament because of finance
1640
bishops wars, country divided religiously
1640
treaty of ripon
1641
act of attainder
1641
emergence of opposition in parliament
1646
Newcastle propositions
1647
heads of proposals
1647
levellers call for religious reform
1647
agreement of the people
1647
putney debates
1648
levellers call for economic reform
1648
levellers prevent rump from paying army
1648
prides purge
1648
new model army wouldn’t settle with king, wanted him gone
1649
new model army thought they had providence
1649
regicide pushed by army, committed by rump parliament
1649
puritan takeover by Cromwell during interregnum