Why Was Charles I Executed? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781847250247)

The execution of Charles I in 1649, followed by the proclamation of a Commonwealth, was an extraordinary political event. It followed a bitter Civil War between parliament and the king, and their abject failure to negotiate a peace settlement. Why the king was defeated and executed has long been a central question in English history. The old answers, whether those of the historian S R Gardiner or of Lawrence Stone, no longer satisfy. Clive Holmes supplies clear answers to eight key questions about the period, ranging from why the king had to summon the Long Parliament to whether there was in fact an English Revolution at all.

Author: Clive Holmes
ISBN-10: 1847250246
ISBN-13: 9781847250247
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2007
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.11h x 6.27w x 0.77d