Originally Posted by
CISAtSea
Minor point, but King Charles was hardly executed for his social position, but for High Treason; specifically for causing the second civil war with the support of Scotland. His nominal accusers (Strongly encouraged by Cromwell) were the members of the Rump Parliament, a fair proportion of whom were titled people themselves.
Yes, I know ... picky, picky, picky
Not at all ..you're correct
quite oddly (I always thought) the English Legal profession, showing early evidence of their infinite invention, brought the charges on the basis that Charles Stewart, the man, had led a rebellion against Charles Stewart, the King -in -Parliament.......... nearly as good as Kim Il Sung who had someone shot for "leftist-rightest-tendencies".....................