Heads of the Proposals

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Heads of the Proposals was a constitutional manifesto drafted by the New Model Army in 1647 outlining a moderate settlement to end the English Civil War and reshape the governance of England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English Civil War document ⓘ
constitutional manifesto ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
political proposal ⓘ
addressedTo English Parliament ⓘ
King Charles I ⓘ
associatedWith Army Council ⓘ
English Parliament ⓘ
King Charles I ⓘ
New Model Army ⓘ
associatedWithEvent English Civil War ⓘ
Second English Civil War period ⓘ
characterizedAs more conservative than the Levellers' proposals ⓘ
comparedWith Agreement of the People ⓘ
concerns distribution of political power ⓘ
parliamentary authority ⓘ
religious toleration ⓘ
royal prerogative ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
date 1647 ⓘ
draftedBy New Model Army ⓘ
draftedInYear 1647 ⓘ
genre political manifesto ⓘ
hasContext negotiations between the New Model Army and King Charles I ⓘ
political crisis of 1647 ⓘ
historicalSignificance early attempt to define a constitutional settlement in England ⓘ
influenced later constitutional debates in England ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatusAtTime proposal, not enacted law ⓘ
locationDrafted England ⓘ
politicalPosition moderate ⓘ
proposedFormOfGovernment constitutional monarchy ⓘ
proposedLimitationOn royal authority ⓘ
proposedReformOf electoral system ⓘ
proposedReformOf religious settlement ⓘ
proposedStrengtheningOf Parliament ⓘ
purpose to end the English Civil War ⓘ
to outline a moderate political settlement ⓘ
to reshape the governance of England ⓘ
region Kingdom of England ⓘ
relatedTo New Model Army political program ⓘ
Putney Debates ⓘ
subject civil–military relations ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ
religious policy in England ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
title Heads of the Proposals ⓘ

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Putney Debates → significantDocument → Heads of the Proposals ⓘ