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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:aftermath
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establishment of the Commonwealth of England
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gptkbp:baseDefense
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Charles I represented himself
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gptkbp:charge
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high treason
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:date
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20–27 January 1649
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gptkbp:defendant
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gptkb:Charles_I_of_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Trial of Charles I
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gptkbp:judge
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135 commissioners appointed
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gptkbp:legal_precedent
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questioned legitimacy of trying a monarch
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
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gptkbp:notableAbsence
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House of Lords refused to participate
King refused to recognize court's authority
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gptkbp:notableJudge
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gptkb:John_Bradshaw_(President_of_the_Court)
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gptkbp:number_of_judges_present
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about 68 attended
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gptkbp:presiding_body
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High Court of Justice
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gptkbp:prosecutor
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gptkb:Oliver_Cromwell
gptkb:John_Bradshaw
gptkb:John_Cook
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gptkbp:publicReaction
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controversial and divisive
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:English_Civil_War
Execution of Charles I
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gptkbp:result
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guilty
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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execution of Charles I
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gptkbp:sentence
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death
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gptkbp:significance
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first trial of a reigning English monarch
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gptkbp:verdict
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27 January 1649
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Charles_I_of_England
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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