King charles 1 trial#

Promiscuous: Barbara Palmer, painted by Peter Lely. He was convicted and later executed outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall in London.

King charles 1 trial#

In 1646 the Royalists were defeated and Charles subsequently surrendered to the Scots and he later escaped to the Isle of Wight a year later.Ĭharles was put on trial for treason by a number of MPs, including Parliamentarian general Oliver Cromwell. The result, was the outbreak of civil war after more than 150 years. He was to be the last monarch to ever enter the chamber. The MPs fled, Charles declared 'all my birds have flown', and he retreated. However, he refused to give up the MPs and famously remarked 'May it please your majesty, I have neither eyes to see not tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here'. he entered the Commons accompanied by armed men and the Speaker of the time, William Lenthal, vacated the chair for the monarch. T he King, on January 4, 1642, tried personally to arrest five MPs for treason. King Charles visited Bramsill House in 1630, while under pressure from his subjects following his repeated clashes with Parliament. He also tried to force a new prayer book on the country. This meant the king was left to try and raise funds by non-parliamentary means, which made him unpopular with the British public. He went on to dissolve parliament three times from 1625 to 1629 and decided to rule alone (pictured)