Charles I became King of England in 1625. He fell out with the English Parliament for several reasons. The disputes escalated into a civil war in 1642. After nearly seven years of war, Charles was ...

This inauguration day, reading passages from the trial and disposition of Charles I (King of England, Scotland and Ireland, ...

On this day in 1649, King Charles I was led from St James's Palace to Banqueting House on Whitehall, in front of which he was beheaded, thus drawing a gory line under the English Civil War.

The English Civil War ended in 1651 when the Royalists lost to the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Worcester. King Charles ...

The discovery in Bishop Auckland offers a "real window" into life in republican England, say experts ... said to have been given to one of the Civil War leader's officers. The dig is taking ...

Civil War fieldworks are also rare: only around 150 survive. A spokesperson for Heritage England said: "This example is of particular significance in aiding our understanding of English military ...

Hyde to King Charles I: “He desired the King to consider his ill condition… how unlike it was to be improved by the continuance of the war.” Whitelocke to his ... It is commonplace to observe that the ...

On January 6, 1649, the Parliament of England voted to put Charles I on trial for high treason following the English Civil War. Prior to the vote, a group of soldiers purged Parliament of Members they ...