Why did Britain become a republic?

Case study 1: Death of Charles I

The years 1647-49 were filled with many important and sometimes shocking events. Find out more from these documents.

Sources:

1. Request from army leaders at Putney, 1647

2. Plan for a treaty between King & Parliament, 1648

3. An account of Pride's Purge, December 1648

4. Extract from the trial of Charles I, January 1649

5. Reaction from the King of France, 1649

 

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