The BRUTAL Execution Of King Charles I

One of the most notorious events in British History was the execution of the King of England and Scotland Charles I. He was the only King to have ever been executed and killed by his own people and by the order of Parliament. Charles himself was a rather poor king who had a number of different flaws which drove England into Civil War, the bloodiest conflict ever seen in England.

Charles I for a number of reasons was a terrible king, he spent large amounts of money and taxed people unfairly. He also dissolved and banned Parliament whenever he attracted criticism, one time even for 11 years. But most of all he believed in the 'Divine Right of Kings,' that he was appointed by God and instead was above the law. With all these criticisms, the Civil War began and Charles initially would win a number of battles but as the years went on, he ended up losing heavily and was captured.

Following this he was placed on trial and although refusing to co-operate he was judged to have been found guilty of treason against his subjects and people, and for this was sentenced to death. On the 30th January 1649 outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London on a freezing cold day the sentence of death was carried out. Charles would be beheaded with one clean strike of the axe by an anonymous executioner, and as the axe fell a sigh was let out by the huge crowd. For many the death of this tyrant ruler was a good thing, but for others the belief that they had killed a man appointed by God was too much.

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