Why did king Charles 1 get his head choped off?

Answer 1

The Civil War ended because parliament won by Oliver Cromwell's new model army. The Civil War ended because Charles I tried to join the Scots army and defeat the Roundheads but the Scots give him back to the Roundheads thinking that Oliver Cromwell was stupid and that created another battle which was then won by Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army (Parliament). Parliament deposed King Charles 1st and placed him on trial because they found him guilty of treason and they executed him.

Answer 2

King Charles 1 wanted to make England a Roman Catholic country. Parliament wanted England to stay protestant or at least to stay out of European wars. The 30 year's war was going on and Charles 1 had wanted England to enter on the Catholic side. In 1640 Parliament had rebelled against the king and his Catholicism. They had won the war and captured him. While he was in prison, he was involved in a plot to try to kill the leaders of parliament, and they voted to kill him. Since he was their prisoner and not vice versa, they beheaded him.

Answer 3

On the 19 November 1600, Charles I was born in Fife. He was the second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. His brother Henry, who was six years his elder and whom Charles admired, died in 1612 when he was eighteen. Charles was then created Prince of Wales in 1616, becoming important but lonely. Charles was described as having 'grown into a fine gentleman'. King Charles believed that he was appointed by God to be an absolute ruler and this led him to his execution. Besides, the disagreement and the lack of willingness to cooperate with the Parliament had led to civil war. The other issue is that King Charles I inability to recognise and understand the people had led him to his execution on 1649.

With a profound belief that King were appointed by God to rule by Divine Right, Charles succeeded as the second Stuart King in 1625. King Charles had this absolute ruler perception in his mind and that everyone has to follow his every order, no one could go against his will. "Inhis religion Charles grew up an unswerving Anglican of the Arminian school, and his political beliefs he inherited to the full James's view of Divine Right, saying in 1928, 'I must avow the account of my actions to God alone.' " (Hill, 1965) In 1625, King Charles dissolved the first parliament because they refused to give him the money he wanted. He then attempts at unparliamentary taxation, such as imprisonment those who refused the loan, the use of billeting and martial law. Because of the favouritism of King Charles towards Buckingham, he dissolved the second Parliament to save Buckingham after the Commons had impeached him. The third Parliament passed down the Petition of Right which declared that the King was doing illegal actions and made religious innovation. Charles then dissolved the Parliament, imprisoned the leaders of the Commons and governed for 11 years as a dictator. It was an unhappy decision, for the so called 'Eleven Years' Tyranny' provided a fresh crop...

Answer 4

Charles I was executed after the Civil war 1649. He was king over many countries, such as England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 30th January 1649 Charles was beheaded at the front door of Banqueting house in Whitehall. The crowed had reported to have groaned as the axe came down. Although the monarchy was later restored in 1660, the execution of Charles I destroyed the idea of a powerful and unquestionable monarch.

Answer 5

Charles the first was beheaded on Tuesday 30 January 1649, though at the time the new year did not occur until March, so his death is often recorded as occurring in the year 1648.

Answer 6

king charles head was cut of because he treated the poor people very bad and treated the wealthy like royalty

Answer 7

Charles the First was Martyred on January , 30th, 1649!

He was Canonised in May 1662, on the return of the Church.

Ollards. Encyclopedia. 1911.

Answer 8

Because of the Civil War (1642-9).

Answer 9

it got chopped of because he was a very arrogant person and he did not take peoples ideas for granted