HIST 3501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Personal Rule, Divine Right Of Kings, Parliamentary System
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Charles was tried and convicted by the people. Treason was not seen as a specific set of ideas, as it was up to a monarch and his judiciary to decide if it was treasonous. High treason is the crime of betraying one"s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government. This outlined the rights and liberties of subjects, based largely on the magna carta and previous legislation. People saw this as their rights, inherited through the monarchy. It outlawed forced loans or taxation without parliament"s approval, billing of troops, marital law in peacetime, and arrest without reason. Charles would sign this, but then after he dissolved parliament, he went against it. Charles i came into england with his power, believing in the divine rights of kings. He began to be tyrannical, and overthrew the rights and liberties of the people. This was the leading charge against the king.
