had masks on and were heavily disguised so god wouldn’t see them and take them to hell when they die and also so the people who were against the execution of the king would not be able to recognise them and go after them. Then the king took of his jewels and handed them to the bishop. Then this was his last speech “the entire world knows that i never did begin a war with parliament...I believe it is the evil men who have been the cause of all this blood shell...I die a Christian of the Church of England...I will say no more. Then he laid on to the piece of wood and he was fastened tight. He told the executioner to behead him when he gave a hand signal. He started praying and put his hand out. Everything went quiet and the large axe had beheaded him in seconds. The executioner held his beheaded head up to prove to everyone it was actually done. Some people fainted whilst others cheered and clapped. Then people came up to the place he was executed and started dipping their hands and their handkerchiefs into his blood believing they will get luck and get the royal blood.
Conclusion
Finally i think the king should have been executed. This is because he put many lives in misery. He took ship money which was to help our country and he just took it for himself not bothering because he made his own army. Also he ran the country alone for 11 years without calling the 5 MP’s to meet! He ran the country alone without asking for parliaments help or even discussing with parliament! The parliament was very angry and it made them think he could not be trusted. Also religion was a big deal in them days but he did something which made everyone hate him good. He married a French catholic Henrietta Maria. This was a problem because he was English and protestant and she was French and catholic! They were completely opposites. He was also very bad at war because he lost the war against the Spanish. This wasn’t impossible because Queen Elizabeth I won the Spanish Armada! The king needed some better tactics. Also the king believed in the ‘divine rights of kings’. The parliament thought this was unacceptable. This result made the king think that he was king and God chose him to be it therefore nobody could tell him what to do and as a result he did not listen to anyone and just did what he thought was right
even if it meant that the citizens of England had to put up with it and be put in misery for his sake no matter what anyone else thought. This was unacceptable so this made the parliament think that the king could not be trusted. Furthermore i don't think a king was really needed and a king was not fair because some people actually wanted to help the country and wanted to be chosen to rule it whereas a king is chosen because he is in the blood of he royal family. Also parliament could do a lot more things for the country because there is more than one person doing what is best for the country and there is more than one opinion that helps the country run smoothly. Unfortunately this king did not run the country smoothly.
1st February 1649
Last night, which was the 30th of January 1649 at roughly 2pm, was the execution of King Charles I. It was a terrible murder but it had to be done. Now England is happier than ever.
Why the king was executed
The king was executed because of the things he had done and how many people’s life he had put in to misery. Firstly he tried to make the Scottish, in 1637, use the English prayer book. He wasn’t bothered what they thought because he just did what he wanted. Also he asked for extra taxes because he needed money but they refused so Charles decided to arrest the 5 MP’s including. Furthermore he ignored the demand list he was given for exchange for money. He ignored the demand list he was given but he just took the money as he was greedy. Furthermore all the citizens hated the king for having favourites he only relied on. He only told them to do important things he needed and didn’t tell anyone else to do them. The king did many wrong things and for this he needed to be punished.
Info on the civil war
The civil war lasted for 7 years between 1642 and 1649The first war of the civil war was at edge hill in 1642.The king thought He had won the war but he hadn’t because Oliver and his crew ran away. Oliver thought that his army wasn’t good enough so he went back to Cambridge so he could find a new and stronger army to fight the king. But the king thought he had won and he didn’t even make them surrender which would make the war fully over but he just thought he had all the glory of winning and didn’t think about anything else. After this there were 2 more civil wars. The king did not know this was coming because he thought that he had won the war already but he hadn’t. At the end the parliament won and made the king surrender.
Events of the execution
The execution was on 30th of January 1649.It was a cold day in Winter. The king had many layers on to keep himself warm so the people wouldn’t think he was shivering with fear. The king firstly said goodbye to his children and wife.2 of his children were there but the other 2 were not because they were at France. He then went in to the place he was going to be executed. He saw the piece of wood he was going to have to lie on. Also there were 4 pegs driven into the wood to fasten the king. The executioner and his assistants had masks on and were heavily disguised so god wouldn’t see them and take them to hell when they die and also so the people who were against the execution of the king would not be able to recognise them and go after them. Then the king took of his jewels and handed them to the bishop. Then this was his last speech “the entire world knows that i never did begin a war with parliament...I believe it is the evil men who have been the cause of all this blood shell...I die a Christian of the Church of England...I will say no more. Then he laid on to the piece of wood and he was fastened tight. He told the executioner to behead him when he gave a hand signal. He started praying and put his hand out. Everything went quiet and the large axe had beheaded him in seconds. The executioner held his beheaded head up to prove to everyone it was actually done. Some people fainted whilst others cheered and clapped. Then people came up to the place he was executed and started dipping their hands and their handkerchiefs into his blood believing they will get luck and get the royal blood.
Conclusion
Finally i think the king should have been executed. This is because he put many lives in misery. He took ship money which was to help our country and he just took it for himself not bothering because he made his own army. Also he ran the country alone for 11 years without calling the 5 MP’s to meet! He ran the country alone without asking for parliaments help or even discussing with parliament! The parliament was very angry and it made them think he could not be trusted. Also religion was a big deal in them days but he did something which made everyone hate him good. He married a French catholic Henrietta Maria. This was a problem because he was English and protestant and she was French and catholic! They were completely opposites. He was also very bad at war because he lost the war against the Spanish. This wasn’t impossible because Queen Elizabeth I won the Spanish Armada! The king needed some better tactics. Also the king believed in the ‘divine rights of kings’. The parliament thought this was unacceptable. This result made the king think that he was king and God chose him to be it therefore nobody could tell him what to do and as a result he did not listen to anyone and just did what he thought was right even if it meant that the citizens of England had to put up with it and be put in misery for his sake no matter what anyone else thought. This was unacceptable so this made the parliament think that the king could not be trusted. Furthermore i dont think a king was really needed and a king was not fair because some people actually wanted to help the country and wanted to be chosen to rule it whereas a king is chosen because he is in the blood of he royal family. Also parliament could do a lot more things for the country because there is more than one person doing what is best for the country and there is more than one opinion that helps the country run smoothly. Unfortunately this king did not run the country smoothly.
The king is executed