Soldiers loyal to the Rump Parliament behead Charles I (a Presbyterian, r. 1625 – 1649) for treason against Parliament (repeated violations of the Magna Carta, Latin for “Magnificent Charter”). Earlier in the day Parliament passed the Prohibition Act, making it illegal to proclaim a successor to Charles.
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 61
ccc-2point0.com/Magna-Carta
“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface
References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:279-80.
“Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 30 January 2011, News: 3.
Execution of Charles I – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Charles_I
Timeline of the English Civil War – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_English_Civil_War
English Council of State – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Council_of_State
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