Self-Denying Ordinance

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

Definition

A 1645 law requiring MPs and Lords to resign military commissions, allowing for professionalised leadership in the New Model Army.

Exam Context

Self-Denying Ordinance appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 and Impact of War 1642–1649.

British Depth Studies Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 Impact of War 1642–1649

Study Pathways

British Depth Studies

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660

Impact of War 1642–1649

British Thematic Studies

War and British Society c.790–2010

War c.1500–c.1750

Found in Revision Notes

British Depth Studies

The Army, Parliament and the Execution of Charles I

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 • Impact of War 1642–1649

Revise note

British Thematic Studies

The Nature and Impact of the British Civil Wars

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.1500–c.1750

Revise note

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