Pride's Purge and the Execution of Charles I
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- Pride's Purge and the Execution of Charles I
- Pride's Purge, Dec 1648
- Parliament had continued to negotiate with Charles after the second civil war
- This angered the army
- Colonel Pride stationed troops outside parliament and refused entry to those who supported a treaty with the king
- This lead to the creation of the "Rump Parliament"
- At first, the Rump considered whether to replace Charles with his youngest son Henry
- Parliament had continued to negotiate with Charles after the second civil war
- Cromwell's Decision
- Charles had continued not to make concessions with the army, believing that he was indispensable
- Cromwell came to the decision that God's will could only be fulfilled with the trial of the king
- The Trial of Charles I
- 1st Jan - decision to put the king on trial. A few days later, the commons also passed a resolution that it could make laws without the Lords or the crown
- The trial took a while to set up - it lasted from the 20-27th of Jan.
- Charles was charged with trying to establish a tyranny, overthrowing the liberties of the people, and waging war on his subjects.
- Throughout the trial, Charles refused to recognise the authority of the court and would not plead guilty
- Charles was charged with trying to establish a tyranny, overthrowing the liberties of the people, and waging war on his subjects.
- The Execution of Charles I
- 30 Jan 1649
- Charles gave a powerful speech and died a martyr in the eyes of many people. This, along with the legality of the trial, added to the problems Cromwell now faced
- Pride's Purge, Dec 1648
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