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30th January 1649: Execution of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland outside the Banqueting House in London

  • 30th January 2023
  • Tagged as: Charles I, English Civil War, London, Oliver Cromwell, Regicide

Charles was executed on 30 January, having requested to wear two shirts as protection from the cold so that the crowd wouldn’t think he was shaking from fear. Six days later, Parliament abolished the monarchy.

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4th January 1642: Charles I of England attempts to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War

  • 4th January 2023
  • Tagged as: Charles I, Civil War, England, English Civil War, Five Members, John Pym, Monarchy, Parliament, Politics

Charles I himself entered the House of Commons chamber – an act that was a huge violation of Parliamentary privilege – and sat in the Speaker’s chair to demand the Five Members be handed over to him.

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9th May 1671: Colonel Thomas Blood attempts to steal the Crown Jewels

  • 9th May 2021
  • Tagged as: Charles I, Crime, Criminal, Crown Jewels, England, English Civil War, Ireland, London, Theft, Thomas Blood, Tower of London

Colonel Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.

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4th January 1642: Charles I attempts to arrest the Five Members

  • 4th January 2021
  • Tagged as: Charles I, England, English Civil War, Parliament, Politics
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/01-04-Charles-I-attempts-to-arrest-the-Five-Members.mp3

On the 4th January 1642, Charles I attempted and failed to arrest the Five Members of Parliament, prompting the English Civil War and his own eventual execution for treason.

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30th January 1649: Charles I beheaded at Banqueting House

  • 30th January 2020
  • Tagged as: Charles I, Civil War, England, English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell, Regicide
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/01-30-Charles-I-beheaded-and-Cromwell-posthumously-executed.mp3

On the 30th January 1649 King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland was executed outside the Banqueting House in London.

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7th June 1628: Petition of Right ratified by King Charles I

  • 7th June 2019
  • Tagged as: Charles I, Civil War, Constitution, England, English Civil War, Government, Ireland, Magna Carta, Parliament, Scotland, Tax
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.historypod.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/06-07-Petition-of-Right-ratified-by-King-Charles-I.mp3

On the 7th June 1628, the Petition of Right was approved by King Charles I.

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