High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I
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The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I was a special tribunal established by the English Parliament in 1649 to prosecute and condemn King Charles I for high treason, leading to his execution and the temporary abolition of the monarchy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court
ⓘ
extraordinary court ⓘ special tribunal ⓘ |
| charge | high treason ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredByRoyalistsAs | illegal tribunal ⓘ |
| consideredBySomeAs | unconstitutional court ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByActOf | House of Commons of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfExecutionOfSentence | 1649-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfSentence | 1649-01-27 ⓘ |
| defendant | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | completion of the trial of Charles I ⓘ |
| endDate | 1649-01-27 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
English Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rump Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Charles I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first trial and execution of a reigning English monarch by a domestic court ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Act erecting a High Court of Justice for the trying and judging of Charles Stuart, King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law (contested application) ⓘ |
| location | Westminster Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| methodOfExecutionOrdered | beheading ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Henry Ireton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Pride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfCommissionersAppointed | 135 ⓘ |
| numberOfCommissionersSitting | about 68 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
House of Lords of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Charles I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
English Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second English Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| president | John Bradshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prosecutor | John Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
condemnation of Charles I
ⓘ
prosecution of Charles I ⓘ trial of Charles I for high treason ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
abolition of the monarchy in 1649
ⓘ
regicide of Charles I ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Commonwealth of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of the Commonwealth of England
ⓘ
execution of Charles I ⓘ temporary abolition of the monarchy in England ⓘ |
| sentence | death ⓘ |
| startDate | 1649-01-06 ⓘ |
| verdict | guilty of high treason ⓘ |
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