Charles I On Trial

Question 1

Who won the Civil War?

Answer 1

Parliament

Question 2

When did King Charles Stuart’s head get chopped off?

Answer 2

At 2:00pm on 30th January 1649

Question 3

When was King Charles kept as a prisoner?

Answer 3

1648

Question 4

Where was King Charles kept as a prisoner?

Answer 4

In Carisbrook Castle on the Isle of Wight

Question 5

What did King Charles do with the Scots?

Answer 5

In August he secretly persuaded the Scots to invade England with the help of those people who still supported him.

Question 6

What was the outcome of the second Civil War?

Answer 6

The Royalist forces were easily beaten by Cromwell’s New Model Army.

Question 7

How many people in Parliament wanted to give Charles another chance?

Answer 7

240 out of 286 Members of Parliament

Question 8

What happened to the 240 out of 286 members of Parliament?

Answer 8

When Parliament next met they were stopped from entering by Cromwell’s troops meaning only 46 Members of Parliament were left to vote about what to do with the King.

Question 9

How many votes were there that said Charles should be put on treason?

Answer 9

26 to 20

Question 10

Who was chosen to do the trial?

Answer 10

A jury of 135 top lawyers and judges

Question 11

How many judges actualy turned up on the first day?

Answer 11

67

Question 12

When was the trial from and when did it end?

Answer 12

Saturday 20th January 1649 - Saturday 27th January 1649

Question 13

What happened on the first day of the trial?

Answer 13

Charles was brought to court by armed soldiers where a red velvet seat was there for him to sit on. He also refused to take his hat of but no one forced him to.

Question 14

What was Charles accused of?

Answer 14

All the treasons, murder, rapings, burnings, damage and desolation caused during the wars.

Question 15

What did Parliament claim him as?

Answer 15

A tyrant, traitor, murdere and an enemy to the commonwealth of England.

Question 16

What did Bradshaw wear and why?

Answer 16

A metal-lined hat during the trial to keep him protected.

Question 17

What did Charles do in the trial?

Answer 17

He refused to plead innocent or guilty and refused to accept that the court had any legal right to put him on trial.

Question 18

What happened on day 2?

Answer 18

70 judges turned up
Charles didn’t believe he could be put on trial in his own court
He argued with Bradshaw

Question 19

What happened on the third day?

Answer 19

71 judges turned up
Charles refused to plead
He claimed you can’t make your king your prisoner

Question 20

What wasn’t happening during the court trials?

Answer 20

What Parliament and Cromwell had hoped

Question 21

What happened over the next few days of the trials?

Answer 21

Parliament met up without Charles and decided to write down a plea of ‘guilty’.

Question 22

What did Parliament decide?

Answer 22

That Charles was guilty of all charges

Question 23

What happend on the seventh day?

Answer 23

68 judges came
Bradshaw said that it was the duty ofany king to talk with Parliament frequently and Charles hadn’t done so, so he had failes in his duties as king.

Question 24

What was the date for Charles’ execution?

Answer 24

Tuesday 30th January

Question 25

How many people signed the death warrant?

Answer 25

59 judges