Essays on Charles I

Back to the Source: The Trial of King Charles I, 1649 King Charles I was the first of monarchs to be put on trial for treason and it led to his execution. No law could be found in England’s history that dealt with the trial...

How far was the personal rule of Charles I responsible for the outbreak of the civil war? Charles I’s personal rule had a key role to play in the outbreak of civil war. During this eleven year period there was a rise in tension not...

Poor relations between Charles I and Parliament are hugely evident from 1625 to 1629. Charles dissolved three parliament sessions in a 4 year period (between 1625 and 1629) and thereafter ruled by prerogative (without Parliament) for eleven years. Arguably, Charles’s elevated views of Divine right,...