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The Trial of Charles I
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05/16/2013

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When was he put on trial
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1649
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When did Charles I become king
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1625
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How did he rule?
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He ruled according to his will, not according to the law
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What did he do to his subjects for which he was trialed for?
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He wickedly made war on his subjects
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By wickedly making war on his own subjects,what was he responsible for?
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He was responsible for all the murders,burnings and desolation caused by the war.
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When defeated, what did he do next?
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He restarted the war after being defeated.
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When put on trial, what did he argue?
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He argued that he had the Divine Right of Kings.
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What does the Divine Right of Kings mean?
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It means that kings are chosen by God to rule and not by his subjects so therefore has an authoritarian say
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Who did Charles I marry?
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He married the catholic Henrietta Maria
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Who did Charles prefer to take the advice of?
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He preferred to take the advice of small group of people who he trusted and liked. Many people did not have a say.
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What was bad about Charles asking his subjects to pay ship tax?
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He asked his subjects to pay ship tax even when he was not at war.
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Charles's religion
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He married a catholic lady. England was ,for the most, a protestant country.
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Money
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Parliament grants taxes to the king. They did not trust him with taxes so only gave him taxes for one year.
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William Laud
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Charles appointed William Laud as the new archbishop of Canterbury. Some say he was catholic,some say he was gay which was a problem at that time.
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