The Divine Truth of Kings, Charles I and the Tyranny of ConvictionIntroductionThe execution of Charles I in 1649 stands as a watershed in English history, marking the collapse of absolute monarchy and the rise of parliamentary sovereignty. At the heart of this seismic conflict lay a profound ideological clash: Charles’s unyielding belief in the divine right of kings versus Parliament’s assertion of constitutional authority. Yet, to view Charles merely as a tyrant, as his accusers did, is to o...

The Divine Truth of Kings, Charles I and the Tyranny of ConvictionIntroductionThe execution of Charles I in 1649 stands as a watershed in English history, marking the collapse of absolute monarchy and the rise of parliamentary sovereignty. At the heart of this seismic conflict lay a profound ideological clash: Charles’s unyielding belief in the divine right of kings versus Parliament’s assertion of constitutional authority. Yet, to view Charles merely as a tyrant, as his accusers did, is to o...