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E L I I S S O O M L A I SX A
CHARLES I AND THE CIVIL WARS
CHARLES I
• 19.11.1600 – 30.01.1649• King of England, Scotland,
Ireland• Was executed in 1649• Was the second son of
James VI of Scotland (or James I of England)
• His successor was his eldest son Charles II
• Married to a Roman Catholic princess (they had 9 children)
CHILDHOOD
• Physically ill• A weak and sickly
infant• Not as strong as his
siblings, couldn’t move to England with them at once• Was the Duke of York
• Interfered with English and Scottish churches
• Struggle for power with the English Parliament
• His reign was marked by religious conflicts
• Attempted to force religious reforms upon Scotland
• Levying of taxes without parliamentary approval
• Overruled, negated parliamentary authority
THE CIVIL WAR
• Charles fought the English and Scottish parliaments• Charles lost both
First and the Second war• In 1649 he was
captured and executed
THE FIRST CIVIL WAR (1642-45)
• Royalists against the parliamentarian army• Charles was
defeated• The Battle of
Naseby
THE SECOND CIVIL WAR
• Was provoked by the king’s attempt to make an alliance with Scotland and his escape to the Isle of Wight.• King was defeated
again.• Monarchy was put to an
end and the Commonwealth of England was established.
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