Regicide: the basis for regicide and the King's response
In January 1649, Parliament put King Charles I on trial and executed him. The people who organised this argued that a king who made war on his own people had forfeited his right to rule.
Real World
When Saddam Hussein was put on trial after the 2003 Iraq invasion, his captors faced the same legitimacy problem as the Rump Parliament: executing a head of state requires legal justification, and many questioned whether the court had genuine authority to condemn him.
Exam Focus
For 'assess' questions on regicide, always distinguish between the justifications used publicly and the Army's private political motivations to access top-band marks.
Essay Framework
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