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Grand Remonstrance
Grand Remonstrance, 1641. This lengthy petition was part of Pym's campaign to retain the initiative in his parliamentary struggle against Charles I. It was given added urgency by the news of the Irish catholic revolt. A long indictment of the misdeeds of the reign, attributing them largely to popish advisers, was carried on 18 November by 159 votes to 148. It demanded, on threat of withholding supply, that in future the king should employ such counsellors as Parliament ‘may have cause to confide in’. Charles replied that in the ‘choice of our counsellors … it is the undoubted right of the crown of England to call such persons … as we shall think fit’.
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JOHN CANNON. "Grand Remonstrance." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Grand Remonstrance." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-GrandRemonstrance.html JOHN CANNON. "Grand Remonstrance." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-GrandRemonstrance.html |
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Grand Remonstrance
Grand Remonstrance, 1641. This lengthy petition was part of Pym's campaign to retain the initiative in his parliamentary struggle against Charles I. A long indictment of the misdeeds of the reign was carried on 18 November by 159 votes to 148. It demanded that in future the king should employ such counsellors as Parliament ‘may have cause to confide in’. Charles replied that in the ‘choice of our counsellors … it is the undoubted right of the crown of England to call such persons . . . as we shall think fit’.
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JOHN CANNON. "Grand Remonstrance." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Grand Remonstrance." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-GrandRemonstrance.html JOHN CANNON. "Grand Remonstrance." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-GrandRemonstrance.html |
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Grand Remonstrance
Grand Remonstrance (1641) A document drawn up by opposition members of the English LONG PARLIAMENT, indicting the rule of Charles I since 1625 and containing drastic proposals for reform of church and state. Although it passed the HOUSE OF COMMONS by just eleven votes, and swords were first drawn in the Commons over the question of its printing, many saw it as a vote of no confidence in the king. It drove Charles into his disastrous attempt to arrest its prime movers, including John Pym, an act of force that further alienated opposition Members of Parliament.
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"Grand Remonstrance." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Grand Remonstrance." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-GrandRemonstrance.html "Grand Remonstrance." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-GrandRemonstrance.html |
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Grand Remonstrance
Grand Remonstrance (November 1641) Statement of grievances by the Long Parliament presented to King Charles I in November 1641. It listed numerous objections to the royal government and demanded parliamentary approval of ministers. It was passed in the House of Commons by only 11 votes, and Charles rejected it. It hardened the division between the crown and Parliament, which culminated in the Civil War.
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"Grand Remonstrance." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Grand Remonstrance." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GrandRemonstrance.html "Grand Remonstrance." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-GrandRemonstrance.html |
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