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Charles I was King of England

Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...

, King of Scotland

Kingdom of Scotland

The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...

, and King of Ireland

Kingdom of Ireland

The Kingdom of Ireland refers to the country of Ireland in the period between the proclamation of Henry VIII as King of Ireland by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 and the Act of Union in 1800. It replaced the Lordship of Ireland, which had been created in 1171...

from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England

Parliament of England

The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...

, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative

Royal Prerogative

The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognized in common law and, sometimes, in civil law jurisdictions possessing a monarchy as belonging to the sovereign alone. It is the means by which some of the executive powers of government, possessed by and...

which Charles believed was divinely ordained

Divine Right of Kings

The divine right of kings or divine-right theory of kingship is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God...

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Unanswered Questions

Was there a specific event in history in which Charles the First of England showed positive leadership skills?

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Timeline

1625 Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.

1625 King Charles I marries Henrietta Maria of France, Princess of France

1628 Writs issued in February by Charles I of England mandate that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date.

1628 The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document, is granted the Royal Assent by Charles I and becomes law.

1640 King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.

1640 Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.

1640 The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Scotland and Charles I of England.

1642 King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.

1642 From this date all honours granted by Charles I are retrospectively annulled by Parliament.

1642 Charles I calls the English Parliament traitors. The English Civil War begins.

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Quotations

I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown, where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in the world.

Last words, said on the scaffold before his execution. (30 January, 1649).

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