Regicide

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.

Definition

The deliberate killing of a monarch, specifically referring to the trial and execution of Charles I in 1649.

Exam Context

Regicide appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.1500–c.1750.

British Thematic Studies War and British Society c.790–2010 War c.1500–c.1750

Study Pathways

British Thematic Studies

War and British Society c.790–2010

War c.1500–c.1750

British Thematic Studies

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014

Power c.1485–c.1800

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

The Nature and Impact of the British Civil Wars

War and British Society c.790–2010 • War c.1500–c.1750

Revise note

British Thematic Studies

The Civil War and the Restoration of the Monarchy

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 • Power c.1485–c.1800

Revise note

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