Sky Eclat
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On this day in 1600, the birth of Charles I who believed that the king ruled by Divine Right, this view would eventually lead to his downfall.
Charles, the second son of King James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark, was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey, after which he spent most of his time in a power struggle with Parliament. By 1629 Charles had had numerous arguments with his ministers which lead him to abolish Parliament.
Charles could do this under what was known as Royal Prerogative, the divine right to rule, but by the middle of the century, he was wading into trouble, many people regarding him as insensitive.
Charles’s implementation of his prerogative covered the years between 1629 to 1640, eleven years of what you could claim was a semblance of peace. Equally, it could be argued that it was really eleven years of tyranny.
Charles, the second son of King James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark, was crowned king of England at Westminster Abbey, after which he spent most of his time in a power struggle with Parliament. By 1629 Charles had had numerous arguments with his ministers which lead him to abolish Parliament.
Charles could do this under what was known as Royal Prerogative, the divine right to rule, but by the middle of the century, he was wading into trouble, many people regarding him as insensitive.
Charles’s implementation of his prerogative covered the years between 1629 to 1640, eleven years of what you could claim was a semblance of peace. Equally, it could be argued that it was really eleven years of tyranny.
