800 YEARS THROWN AWAY - 2

That rule was put to the test 434 years later, in 1649. Charles I inherited the crown from his father, James I (also the VI of Scotland) whose reign created the United Kingdom. He proclaimed that he was an absolute monarch, not subject to, or obliged to enforce, the laws of Parliament. He was arrested, tried and found guilty on the charge of treason, and beheaded.

Yes, they took it seriously.