Personal Rule to Restoration 1629-1660 | OCR GCSE History A (J410)

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629-1660

80 questions
6 subtopics
Paper 3
Paper 3

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 is examined in Paper 3, British depth study with a study of the historic environment.

It covers the relationship between Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642, attempts at settlement, the radical groups and the Army 1646–1649, the execution of Charles I 1649, the Rump, Cromwell and the Protectorate 1649–1658, attempts to reach a settlement September 1658 – April 1660, and the tensions that led to war and the changes that followed.

Sample questions from Personal Rule to Restoration 1629-1660

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

Relationship between Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642

What was done to William Prynne, Henry Burton and John Bastwick in 1637?

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They were fined, set in the pillory, had their ears cut off and were imprisoned for writing against the bishops.
Relationship between Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642

Which five MPs did Charles I try to seize in January 1642?

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John Pym, John Hampden, Denzil Holles, Sir Arthur Haselrig and William Strode.
Attempts at settlement, the radical groups and the Army 1646–1649

What did the Levellers ask for in the Agreement of the People in 1647?

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A vote for most adult men, parliaments chosen every two years, equality before the law and freedom of worship.
Attempts at settlement, the radical groups and the Army 1646–1649

What was the real difference between the Independents and the Presbyterians?

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Independents wanted each congregation left free to worship as it saw fit, while Presbyterians wanted a single national church with no toleration outside it.
The execution of Charles I 1649

Of what was Charles I found guilty in January 1649?

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Of making war on his own people, as a tyrant, traitor and murderer.
The execution of Charles I 1649

What was England declared to be in May 1649?

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A Commonwealth and Free State, governed by the people's representatives without a king or a house of lords.
The Rump, Cromwell and the Protectorate 1649–1658

What was Barebone's Parliament, and how long did it last?

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An assembly of about 140 godly men nominated rather than elected in 1653, which handed its power back to Cromwell after five months.
The Rump, Cromwell and the Protectorate 1649–1658

What made the rule of the Major-Generals so widely hated?

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They taxed royalist estates at a tenth and shut alehouses, race meetings and playhouses, and in 1657 Parliament refused to renew the tax that paid for them.

The 6 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
Relationship between Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642	The Bishops' Wars and the Short Parliament, ship money and Hampden's case, Laud, Strafford, the Long Parliament's reforms, the Irish rising, the Grand Remonstrance, the five members, the Militia Ordinance and the Nineteen Propositions.	22
Attempts at settlement, the radical groups and the Army 1646–1649	The surrender at Southwell, the Propositions of Newcastle, the King's delays and handover, the Levellers and the Agreement of the People, the Diggers, the Quakers and Nayler, Presbyterians and Independents, the Agitators, Cornet Joyce, the Heads of the Proposals and Putney.	17
The execution of Charles I 1649	Pride's Purge, the High Court of Justice, Bradshaw and the King's refusal to plead, the verdict, the beheading at Whitehall, the abolition of monarchy and Lords, the Commonwealth, the Council of State and Eikon Basilike.	10
The Rump, Cromwell and the Protectorate 1649–1658	The army's grievances against the Rump, the Navigation Act of 1651, the Rump's expulsion, Barebone's Parliament, the Instrument of Government, the Major-Generals, the Humble Petition and Advice, and why Cromwell refused the crown.	11
Attempts to reach a settlement September 1658 – April 1660	Richard Cromwell's fall, the recalled Rump, the Committee of Safety, Monck's march, the Declaration of Breda, the Convention Parliament and Charles II's return, the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion and the surviving reforms of 1641.	10
The tensions that led to war, and the changes that followed	Fears of Catholic revival, the principle behind the taxes, why no bargain came in 1642, the peace and war parties, the Self-Denying Ordinance, December 1648, Parliament's army and the Scots, and what survived of 1649.	10

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How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

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