Army Council
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The Army Council was the leadership body of the New Model Army during the English Civil War, composed of senior officers and agitators who debated and shaped the army’s political and constitutional positions.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Model Army institution
ⓘ
leadership body ⓘ military council ⓘ political organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
New Model Army papers
ⓘ
records of the Putney Debates ⓘ |
| endTime | 1650s ⓘ |
| governs |
negotiations with King Charles I
ⓘ
political strategy of the New Model Army ⓘ relations between the New Model Army and Parliament ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | General Council of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Henry Ireton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lilburne NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Thomas Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Rainsborough NERFINISHED ⓘ agitators of the New Model Army ⓘ senior officers of the New Model Army ⓘ |
| ideology |
Parliamentarian
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
constitutional ideas in the English Revolution
ⓘ
debates on suffrage in 17th-century England ⓘ development of English republican thought ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Levellers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Putney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Putney Debates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Model Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
discussion of constitutional settlements for England
ⓘ
drafting of political proposals ⓘ representation of soldiers’ grievances ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| role |
constitutional leadership of the New Model Army
ⓘ
formulation of army constitutional positions ⓘ formulation of army political positions ⓘ forum for debate within the New Model Army ⓘ leadership of the New Model Army ⓘ political leadership of the New Model Army ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Putney Debates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Putney Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1647 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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