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| Committee of Safety 1642 | ||
| Jul 4th | The House of Commons established a Committee
for the Safety of the Kingdom. It consisted of ten members of the House
of Commons and ten members of the House of Lords.
It dealt with he day-to-day control of military supplies and became a link between the House of Commons and the Captain-General in command of all the Parliamentary land forces. It was marked by much disagreement about strategy and the conduct of the war. |
Initial members (Commons):
John
Hampden |
| Feb 1644 |
It was replaced by the Committee for Both Kingdoms | |