When British King Charles I refused to follow a document called Petition of Right, limiting his power by recognizing rights of the people, Parliament went to war with him. The English Civil War, as this event is also called, resulted in Parliament's army defeating the King's. They tried him for treason and beheaded him.

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When British King Charles I refused to follow a document called Petition of Right, limiting his power by recognizing rights of the people, Parliament went to war with him. The English Civil War, as this event is also called, resulted in Parliament's army defeating the King's. They tried him for treason and beheaded him.