Back to category: History Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. English Civil War English Civil War On January 30, 1649 there occurred something that had never before happened in the course of history, and this was a regicide. Regicide is when a king is put to trial and sentenced to death by his own subjects. This happened for the first time in England to King Charles I. Charles was a tyrant king from the beginning of his reign. Eventually England grew sick of this tyrant king and Oliver Cromwell was the leader of the pack. Charles attempted to terminate Parliament, but this was the straw that broke the camel’s back, and now civil war was upon the people of England. It seemed as though Charles I could do nothing right, but its not as though he tried. Up until the end of the English Civil War there had been many disputes over religious, political, economical and social matters. The English economy was crashing, Charles did not bother taxing people. He instead began to sell common lands to aristocrats. This enraged the peasants and... Posted by: Rheannon Androckitis Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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