Attempt on the Five Members

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660.

Definition

Charles I's failed military raid on the House of Commons in January 1642 to arrest his leading parliamentary critics for treason.

Exam Context

Attempt on the Five Members appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 and Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642.

British Depth Studies Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642

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British Depth Studies

Parliamentary Divisions and the Descent into Civil War

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 • Parliament and Charles I 1629–1642

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