Engagement of 1647

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The Engagement of 1647 was a secret agreement between Charles I and Scottish commissioners during the English Civil War, in which the king promised religious concessions in exchange for Scottish military support against the English Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the English Civil War
political agreement
secret treaty
alsoKnownAs The Engagement
category 17th-century treaties
Anglo-Scottish relations
English Civil War diplomacy
chronologyFollows First English Civil War
linked to: English Civil War
chronologyPrecedes Second English Civil War
conflictContext English Civil War
consequence contributed to the trial and execution of Charles I
increased mistrust of Charles I by English Parliamentarians
strengthening of the English New Model Army’s political role
countryInvolved Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
date 1647
hasCause conflict between Charles I and the English Parliament
religious disputes in the British Isles
historicalPeriod Wars of the Three Kingdoms
language English
Scots
legalStatus secret and unofficial agreement
negotiatedBy Charles I of England
Scottish commissioners
obligationOf Scotland to invade England on behalf of Charles I
Scotland to raise an army for Charles I
opposedBy English Independents
English Parliament
radical Covenanters in Scotland
participant Charles I of England
Scottish Covenanters
Scottish commissioners
partOf Second English Civil War
place Carisbrooke Castle
Isle of Wight
promiseContent establishment of a Presbyterian church settlement
introduction of Presbyterianism in England for three years
support for the Covenant in Scotland
suppression of sectaries and Independents
promiseMadeBy Charles I of England
purpose to oppose the English Parliament
to secure Scottish military support for Charles I
relatedDocument Solemn League and Covenant
relatedTo Covenanter movement
Presbyterianism in England
result Scottish invasion of England in 1648
outbreak of the Second English Civil War

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Solemn League and Covenant followedBy Engagement of 1647
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton participatedIn Engager invasion of England (1648)
linked to: Engagement of 1647
English invasion of Scotland (1650–1651) follows Engagement of 1647–1648
linked to: Engagement of 1647
Treaty of Breda (1650) follows Engagement of 1647