King Charles I left us with some of the most intriguing questions of his time. In January 1649 Charles I was tried and found guilty of being a tyrant, traitor, murderer and public enemy of England. He was sentenced to death and was executed on February 9, 1649. It has subsequently been debated whether this harsh sentence was justifiable or not. This ruling was most likely an unjust decision as there was no rule that could be found in all of English history dealing with the trial of a monarch. Only those loyal to Olivier Cromwell (the leader who opposed Charles I) were allowed to attend the king's trial, and even then only 26 of the 46 men voted in favor of the execution. Charles was educated from birth in the divine right of kings, believing that he was chosen by God to be king, and to give up power to parliament would be to betray God. Probably the most unfair part of his trial was the fact that he was never found guilty of no particular crime, but was instead found guilty of the damage caused by the two civil wars. King Charles I was the only m...