After the Long Parliament was purged in 1648, the Rump Parliament brought charges against this king
... Charles then called the Long Parliament on November 3, 1640 in the 
hope ... 1648 at Preston, purging Parliament of ninety-six Presbyterian members 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Charles I (r. 1625-1649) | The Royal Family - The British Monarchy [PAR] He succeeded, as the second Stuart King of Great Britain, in 1625.