Why settlements were not reached between the Royalists and Parliamentarians
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- Why a settlement was not reached between the Royalists and Parliamentarians
- There was no law that handled the situation of a monarch being put on trial
- Dutch lawyer called Issac Dorislaus
- Ancient Roman law was used
- Military body can overthrow a tyrant
- Dutch lawyer called Issac Dorislaus
- Charles was to be tried by 135 judges
- Only 65 of these appeared at the trial
- They did not want to be associated with the decision
- Many MP's did not want a trial for Charles
- They were banned from attending Parliament
- Those who Cromwell thought supported the trial were allowed to attend
- Of the 42 allowed into Parliament, only 26 MP's voted to try Charles
- They were banned from attending Parliament
- The public were not allowed to be present in the court during the trial
- This suggests that the case against Charles was weak
- Parliament were afraid of the reaction from the public
- Charles did not respect the court
- He refused to take off his hat
- He refused to defend himself
- It was only after the sentence was announced Charles begun to defend himself
- Parliament took this as Charles being arrogant
- The man hired to execute Charles refused to do it
- They were allowed to wear a mask to hide their identity
- The Council of State was set up after Charles death
- Charles II tried anyone who was involved in his fathers death and called regicides
- The subjects of England could not weigh up their monarch Charles
- He alienated both his Parliament and subjects with his beliefs and actions
- The New Model Army held Charles responsible for the civil war
- Oliver Cromwell intimidated Parliament
- Charles previous actions did not stand in his favour
- His religious leanings to Catholicism worried the English people
- Charles raising of taxes for his own personal funding angered English subjects
- Charles's actions of ignoring Parliament in the past during Personal Reign worried English subjects
- There was no law that handled the situation of a monarch being put on trial
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