{"id":703,"date":"2019-09-16T01:32:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T05:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=703"},"modified":"2019-09-16T01:32:55","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T05:32:55","slug":"king-charles-i-as-a-toxic-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/09\/16\/king-charles-i-as-a-toxic-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles I as a toxic leader?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toxic leadership is a subjective idea, but it gets more complicated when it relates to 17th century English society.\u00a0 Though King Charles actions may have been tyrannical, his legacy paints him more as a man who stood up for his ideals.\u00a0 One of the articles elaborates on this point when describing how, \u201cCharles therefore managed to present himself as standing ‘more for the liberty of my people, than any here that come to be my pretended judges’, turning it into a piece of successful propaganda. Not only did it give him a chance to show the tyranny of the Rump Parliament but it allowed him to paint himself as the honourable, Christian protector of the constitution and of the people.\u201d This speech was obviously a political play in order to ensure the future of the monarchy in England, but at the same time it portrays King Charles as a champion of the people and the Parliament as corrupt.\u00a0 King Charles\u2019 decision to essentially restart the civil war, causing thousands of deaths, may also have been justified in this context. This is because it not only ensures his, and future royals, rule over Parliament, but shows that his actions were done with the people in mind. I am unsure of King Charles\u2019 leadership because though he firmly believes what he did was necessary to protect the liberties of all English people, his decisions to protect that freedom indirectly caused the deaths of many of those people. In the case of King Charles, I believe intent matters. The readings do attack some of Charles\u2019 actions, but they do clearly highlight his belief that he is doing the right thing for him, the people, and England as a whole.\u00a0 For all of these reasons, King Charles\u2019 reign should not be classified as a case of toxic leadership, rather misguided ethics or beliefs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toxic leadership is a subjective idea, but it gets more complicated when it relates to 17th century English society.\u00a0 Though King Charles actions may have…<\/p>\n

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