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title: Attempted Arrest of Five MPs by Charles I
author: Charles West Cope
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13998/attempted-arrest-of-five-mps-by-charles-i/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Attempted Arrest of Five MPs by Charles I
_Authored by Charles West Cope_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13998.png)
## Image Caption
A 19th century painting showing the attempted arrest of five Members of Parliament by [Charles I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/Charles_I_of_England/) (r. 1625-1649) in January 1642. Painting by Charles West Cope (House of Parliament, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Cope, C. W. (2021, May 11). Attempted Arrest of Five MPs by Charles I. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Cope, Charles West. "Attempted Arrest of Five MPs by Charles I." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 11, 2021. .
### MLA
Cope, Charles West. "Attempted Arrest of Five MPs by Charles I." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 May 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Attempted_Arrest_of_the_Five_members_by_Charles_West_Cope.jpg) by [**Charles West Cope**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Attempted_Arrest_of_the_Five_members_by_Charles_West_Cope.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 11 May 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.