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Endgame - Regicide
The King had gone too far - and Parliament weighed the ultimate sanction: Regicide
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History & The Arts
King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
First he lost his parliament; then his throne; then his head. Find out more about the King of England during this bloody era.
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Charles I
Vain, arrogant, short-sighted and cruel. Meet King Charles I
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Marston Moor
A personal slight and a desire to loot shoes cost the Royalists Marston Moor
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The Highland Dimension
Religion and taxes were nothing alongside clan loyalties, skewing the Highland Dimension
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Ireland erupts
Never a quiet nation, once again the fate of all the Kingdoms is thrown into doubt when Ireland erupts
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The Second Bishops' War
Charles was once again outflanked during the Second Bishops' War
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Imposition of the Prayer Book
The bishops made worse the imposition of the Anglican Prayer Book
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The Engagement
Two years of an uneasy peace were about to end with the engagement
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Balance of Power: August 1642
The country was split - the Civil war even pulled apart friends and family
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The Breakdown - Early years of Charles I
Not having been born to the throne, there were many mistakes in the early reign of Charles I