Charles I Inherits the Throne

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Charles I Inherits the Throne

• Son of James I
• Opposed Puritans
• Divine Right
• Marries a Catholic sister of Frances King
  Louis XIII

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Charles I

• Inherited Problems religious and political
• Wasnt personable
• Spent great deal on arts
• Always needed
• Married a Roman Catholic
• Involved in bad wars w/ Spain France
• Bypassed Parliament raised own
• Parliament said you get money for war, we get
  Petition of Right

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Leading up to War

• Purpose limit Charles Power in 4 ways
• Cant collect taxes w/o consent of Parliament
• King can not imprison anyone w/o just cause
• Troops not housed in a private home
• Cant declare martial law unless country at war
• Petition Failed to Limit Power
• Charles dissolved Parliament
• All of these actions lead to war

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Englands Civil War

• Caused over conflict between Parliament and
  Charles about definitions of powers of the
  monarchy Parliaments authority
• More specifically, Puritans vs. Charles and
  Royalists (pro-monarch)
• Also known as Roundheads vs. Cavaliers
• Roundheads, under leadership of Cromwell win
• Charles goes to Parliament to arrest opposition
  leaders no compromise
• Cromwell led Roundheads
• Removed opponents from Parliament

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Events of the Civil War

• 1/27/1649 Charles I executed for high treason-
  the season is so sharp as probably may make me
  shake, which some observers may imagine proceeds
  from fear. I have no such imputation
• 2/7/1649 Office of King was formally abolished
• Set up republic, then later military rule

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Charles I Questions

• Why did Charles actions (requiring loans to the
  government, jailing opponents, quartering troops,
  and declaring martial law) anger the English so
  much? After all, he was their king!
• Even though Charles ignored the Petition of
  Right, why was it so important?
• What really led to Charles downfall?
• Why is Oliver Cromwell such an important figure
  in English history?