odel Army, with royalist forces labelling them the ‘New Noddle Army’, and this was a vital error of judgement. Perhaps his most crucial mistake was his involvement with the Irish. As Parliament looked north to the Scots for help, Charles looked to Ireland for military support. They were still in rebellion and were devout Catholics. By using Irish Catholics to fight for him, he was seen as encouraging ‘Catholics to kill Protestants’, and act which would only have adverse effects. It stirred up the motivation of the New Model Army who were religiously very opinionated. It can so be argued that Parliament’s victory was not entirely due to their own doing, but also to the king’s inability.In conclusion, the New Model Army was extremely important in respects to the ultimate victory of Parliament. Of course there were other reasons for this eventuality, but the existence of the New Model Army is the strongest reason why Parliament won. They were to prove so powerful that Parliament would be unable to stop them in following years. Even though Parliament held London, the navy, and had countless other points to their advantage, it was the New Model Army which enabled them to follow it up with military strength. Before its creation Parliament’s armies had proved weak and indecisive. It was the New Model Army which highlighted the difference between the king and Parliament. They provided the platform for the end of the first civil war....
