How Did Charles I Lose His Power
For centuries Kings were living in luxury, content with the absolute power and control they had. Losing this power had never even crossed their mind as although there was always the chance of assassination, they could rest easy knowing that no one could politically touch him. However, this all changed when Charles I took over the throne as due to his misdeeds and increasing pressure from the public and parliament, he was put on trial which was mind blowing at the time and then finally executed. Such an act had never been seen which had many people in shock, especially Charles I since he and many others had thought even considering to put a king on trial was a sin (59). The reason for this was because Charles I was brought up believing that he was the divine leader to his subjects which is significant because it
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In Hobbes’ mind humans are naturally violent and need to control to avoid any outbursts which would destroy social order (63). People with this thought process saw that the body in power should have complete authority over their subjects with no restraint on their power and no one being able to remove them from their throne. This however is setting a kingdom up for failure as even though some people can be prone to violence, oppressing them with a monarch that controls them too harshly or that are disinterested in ruing a kingdom can cause an even more violent uprising which is displayed in the French revolution. Nonetheless, having a government body put in power is necessary as humans do require leadership and social order but that same government body must be held accountable if there are caught doing any wrongdoings that could severely hinder the progress of the community or create arduous situations to their
In Hobbes’ mind humans are naturally violent and need to control to avoid any outbursts which would destroy social order (63). People with this thought process saw that the body in power should have complete authority over their subjects with no restraint on their power and no one being able to remove them from their throne. This however is setting a kingdom up for failure as even though some people can be prone to violence, oppressing them with a monarch that controls them too harshly or that are disinterested in ruing a kingdom can cause an even more violent uprising which is displayed in the French revolution. Nonetheless, having a government body put in power is necessary as humans do require leadership and social order but that same government body must be held accountable if there are caught doing any wrongdoings that could severely hinder the progress of the community or create arduous situations to their