The Failure of the Protectorate, 1658–59 (AQA A-Level History): Flashcards
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Richard Cromwell's birth year
Richard Cromwell's birth year
1626
Royalist nickname for Richard Cromwell
Royalist nickname for Richard Cromwell
'Tumbledown Dick'
Fundamental weakness of all Interregnum govts
Fundamental weakness of all Interregnum govts
Need to serve two political masters w/ contradictory demands
What propertied classes wanted from govt
What propertied classes wanted from govt
Stability and order
What the army demanded from govt
What the army demanded from govt
Religious freedom and reform
Date Richard dissolved Parliament (1659)
Date Richard dissolved Parliament (1659)
7 May 1659
Who Richard appointed as Army General (Oct 1658)
Who Richard appointed as Army General (Oct 1658)
Fleetwood
Leader of Booth's Rising (Oct 1659)
Leader of Booth's Rising (Oct 1659)
Sir George Booth
When Committee of Safety was established
When Committee of Safety was established
13 October 1659
General who marched south supporting Rump & civilian govt
General who marched south supporting Rump & civilian govt
General George Monck