What position was Charles I in after he surrendered in 1646 and why?
At the time of his surrender in 1646, the King still had authority over England and his multiple kingdoms. Although the Parliamentarian forces may have driven him to surrender, Charles was still King of England and therefore upheld all authority over both forces.
Charles had received the throne via the "Divine Right of Kings" and was seen as God's defender of faith. To remove the King would be to some, especially Charles, blasphemy. To commit regicide would be an act against God and therefore a sin - ultimately going against the ideology of the New Model Army.
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