# Charles I attempts to arrest the Five Members (1642)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1642-charles-i-attempts-to-arrest-the-five-members
Categories: main-event

Charles entered the Commons to seize leading opponents but they had escaped. Within the broader Stuarts & Revolutions period, the shared monarchy of England, Scotland and Ireland produced conflicts over religion, taxation and sovereignty that culminated in civil war, revolution and union. This event is placed at January 1642 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The failed intervention destroyed trust and made armed conflict far more likely.

## Why it matters
The failed intervention destroyed trust and made armed conflict far more likely.

Ruler at the time: [Charles I](https://english-history.com/rulers/charles-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Charles I attempts to arrest the Five Members](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Charles+I+attempts+to+arrest+the+Five+Members&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Charles I attempts to arrest the Five Members](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Charles+I+attempts+to+arrest+the+Five+Members)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281600%E2%80%931699%29)
- [UK Parliament — Living Heritage](https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/)