In an attempt to bring to an end the stalemate that had followed
the capture of King Charles I in 1646, in November 1648 the New
Model Army issued
The Remonstrance of the Army
. This was a manifesto primarily designed to justify the army's
decision to to give up negotiating with the King, and instead to
hold him to a trial in court. Parliament, however, responded to
this inflammatory document by refusing to consider it, arguing that
discussion should wait until negotiations with the King had
finished. The Army now took matters into its own hands, and marched
into London to enforce its demands.
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