the attempted royalist revival in england

increase of royalism in england

• unprecedented governmental vacuum

• Political Nation remained attached to the idea of monarchical government

• only signed with reluctance - few = true republicans

charles II

• tarnished by his close involvement in the military and political manoeuvres of his father and the Catholics in his mother

• 1648 he was living in the Hague

need for execution of royalist leaders

• likelihood of a military Royalist revival in England that would challenge the dominance of the Rump Parliament

• e.g., Henry Rich, Earl of Holland

• executed on 9 March for their roles in the Civil Wars

Challenges faced by Charles Stuart

• From exile in the Dutch Republic, he found it difficult to co-ordinate military action.

• He had little financial support.

• He could not readily build a court because he did not have a permanent base.

• His ability to command authority was reduced and continued to dwindle as his difficult circumstances remained.

• The Irish and the Scots saw an opportunity to renegotiate their constitutional balance as price for their loyalty to the Crown.