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Pride's Purge
On December 6, 1648, New Model Army colonel Thomas Pride surrounded Parliament at Westminster with soldiers, preventing and arresting about 140 Presb…
Timeline
- 1648Entrance to the Palace of Westminster · LondonColonel Pride, acting on orders from New Model Army commanders, set up a checkpoint at the entrance to Parliament, screening and barring members from entering, and began purging Presbyterian members inclined toward reconciliation with the king.
- 1648Palace of Westminster · LondonAbout 140 members were excluded or arrested, and only about 75 Independent members continued to sit, known historically as the "Rump Parliament," which subsequently pushed forward the trial of Charles I.
Sources
- Pride's Purge https://www.britannica.com/event/Prides-Purge