One of the cornerstones of democracy, parliamentary privilege gives members of Parliament protection from being sued or ...

Charles I became King of England in 1625. He repeatedly fell out with the English Parliament, which resulted in the outbreak of a civil war in 1642. The execution of Charles I In 1649, Charles I ...

Even some MPs felt this went too far. Charles refused to agree to the Grand Remonstrance. In January 1642, Charles went into the Houses of Parliament to try and arrest 5 MPs, but they had been ...