HIST 13A Lecture 11: Civil War
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Lots of english thought that neglect of the. May have been happy that the king was executed. Lots of english people agree with this but doesn"t like this. Virginia proclaims charles ii as the new king. Scottish rebels are presbyterians and do not support the anglican church. Gets into a big constitutional argument with parliament. Beheaded in 1649 by more radical members (regicide) Whole basis for being there (including legal authorization) and are wholly dependent on england. Colonies want to be autonomous from england, despite whatever religious or political differences they may have had, wanted to remain as separate colonies. Like maintaining neutrality because english authority collapses in 1640s. Lecture topic: (listen to podcast) in 1640s, stewart king charles i rules for 1630s without a parliament; forced to bring parliament back in 1639-1640 because of a rebellion among subjects in scotland. Virginia was more in favor of the king.
