king charles i formed the new model army that helped end the civil war in england.
king charles i formed the new model army that helped end the civil war in england.
who formed the new model army that helped end the civil war in england?
king charles i
the new model army of england was formed in 1645 by the parliamentarians in the english civil war, and was disbanded in 1660 after the restoration. it differed from other armies in the series of civil wars referred to as the wars of the three kingdoms in that it was intended as an army liable for service anywhere in the country (including in scotland and ireland), rather than being tied to a single area or garrison. its soldiers became full-time professionals, rather than part-time militia. to establish a professional officer corps, the army's leaders were prohibited from having seats in either the house of lords or house of commons. this was to encourage their separation from the political or religious factions among the parliamentarians.
new model army
the close of the first civil war left england and scotland in the hands potentially of any one of the four parties or any combination of two or more that should prove strong enough to dominate the rest. armed political royalism was indeed at an end, but charles, though practically a prisoner, considered himself and was, almost to the last, considered by the rest as necessary to ensure the success of whichever amongst the other three parties could come to terms with him. thus he passed successively into the hands of the scots, the english parliament and the new model army, trying to reverse the verdict of arms by coquetting with each in turn. the presbyterians and the scots, after, cornet george joyce of fairfax's horse seized upon the person of the king for the new model army on 3 june 1647, began at once to prepare for a fresh civil war, this time against independency, as embodied in the new model army and after making use of its sword, its opponents attempted to disband it, to send it on foreign service, to cut off its arrears of pay, with the result that it was exasperated beyond control, and, remembering not merely its grievances but also the principle for which it had fought, soon became the most powerful political party in the realm. from 1646 to 1648 the breach between the new model army and the english parliament widened day by day until finally the presbyterian party, combined with the scots and the remaining royalists, felt itself strong enough to begin a second civil war.
first english civil war, 1646