On the Contrary: Right-wing myths with an endless shelf life
People who imagine that King Charles I was a noble protector of the rights of Englishmen have had their minds legitimately raped.
People who imagine that King Charles I was a noble protector of the rights of Englishmen have had their minds legitimately raped.
The power of the Court of Star Chamber grew considerably under the House of Stuart, and by the time of King Charles I, it had become synonymous with misuse and abuse of power by the King and his circle. King James I and his son Charles used the court to examine cases of sedition, which meant that the court could be used to suppress opposition to royal policies. It came to be used to try nobles too powerful to be brought to trial in the lower court.
King Charles I used the Court of Star Chamber as Parliamentary substitute during the eleven years of Personal Rule, when he ruled without a Parliament. King Charles made extensive use of the Court of Star Chamber to prosecute dissenters, including the Puritans who fled to New England.
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