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Charles I demanding Arrest of the Five Members, 1642

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Charles I demanding Arrest of the Five Members, 1642. The struggle between Charles I and the parliament came to a head in January 1642, when the king made a rash attempt to seize by force five members of the Commons, a flagrant violation of parliamentary liberty which has been termed "the first trumpet note of civil war." Charles entered the House, and advancing towards the Speaker's chair said "I am come to tell you that I must have them, wheresoever I find them." The members, who had been warned, were absent. "Well," said Charles "since I see all the birds are flown I do expect that as soon as they return, you do send them to me." Illustration for one a set of cards on Historical London, issued by Hignett's Cigarettes in 1926.

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