After the Long Parliament was purged in 1648, the Rump Parliament brought charges against this king
In 
December, Parliament was purged, leaving a small rump totally dependent on 
the Army,... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War - Regicide - Wikireedia [PAR] Jan 1, 2015 ... 1 Pride's Purge; 2 The Rump Parliament; 3 The Trial of the King; 4 The Charge ... 
On 1 December 1648 the Army moved King Charles from Carisbrooke ... wanted 
to dissolve Parliament rather than to purge it, after which a few radical ...