EPISODE · Sep 12, 2026 · 19 MIN

Charles I’s Trial – The First Time a Sovereign Was Charged with Treason

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

Examine the unprecedented trial of King Charles I in 1649, the legal and political circumstances that made it possible, and the way this moment reshaped ideas about monarchy, law, and sovereignty in England. We trace the surviving court records, contemporary arguments, and how later generations have remembered or mythologised the event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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