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A plate depicting the trial of Charles I in January 1649, from John Nalson's "Record of the Trial of Charles I, 1688" in the British Museum. In 1649, the Rump Parliament established an ad hoc High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Although Royal authority in political and religious matters were key issues, fought primarily over political power and religious authority. Charles was defeated in the 1642 to 1646 First English Civil War [1] In January 1649 a trial was arranged, composed of 135 commissioners. Some were informed beforehand of their summons, and refused to ...
Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was executed on Tuesday, 30 January 1649 [b] outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London. The execution was the culmination of political and military conflicts between the royalists and the parliamentarians in England during the English Civil War , leading to the capture and trial of Charles.
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life.
Print depicting the trial of Charles I (1600–1649) in 1649. While opposition to putting Charles on trial was strong, the Independents in the New Model Army insisted on a trial, and then an execution, and purged the Long Parliament so that the trial and execution could go ahead.
The trial of King Charles I on charges of high treason and other high crimes began on 20 January 1649, but he refused to enter a plea, claiming that no court had jurisdiction over a monarch. [9] When Cook began to read the indictment , King Charles I twice tried to stop him by ordering him to "Hold" and twice tapping him sharply on the shoulder ...
On 4 January 1649, the House of Commons passed an ordinance to set up a High Court of Justice, to try Charles I for high treason in the name of the people of England. The House of Lords rejected it, and as it did not receive royal assent , Charles asked at the start of his trial on 20 January in Westminster Hall , "I would know by what power I ...
20 to 27 January – Trial and conviction of King Charles I by the High Court of Justice convened in Westminster Hall. [3] 30 January King Charles is beheaded outside the Banqueting House, Whitehall. [4] Prince Charles Stuart declares himself King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland. At this time none of the three Kingdoms have ...