▁had ▁established ▁a ▁reg ency ▁council ▁for ▁Henry ▁VI , ▁although ▁this ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁inst ig ation ▁of ▁senior ▁no blem en ▁and ▁Parliament ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁acting ▁in ▁the ▁King ' s ▁name . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Lady ▁Jane ▁Grey , ▁Parliament ▁res c ind ed ▁her ▁pro clam ation ▁as ▁queen . ▁She ▁was ▁subsequently ▁tried , ▁conv icted ▁and ▁executed ▁for ▁high ▁tre ason , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁brought ▁to ▁trial ▁while ▁still ▁a ▁reign ing ▁monarch . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ing ▁the ▁court ▁After ▁the ▁King ▁had ▁been ▁moved ▁to ▁London , ▁the ▁R ump ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁a ▁Bill ▁setting ▁up ▁what ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁try ▁Charles ▁I ▁for ▁high ▁tre ason ▁in ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁England . ▁The ▁bill ▁initially ▁nominated ▁ 3 ▁jud ges ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 ▁commission ers , ▁but ▁following ▁opposition ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁the ▁jud ges ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁L ords ▁were ▁removed . ▁When ▁the ▁trial ▁began , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 3 5 ▁commission ers ▁who ▁were ▁emp ower ed ▁to ▁try ▁the ▁King , ▁but ▁only ▁ 6 8 ▁would ▁ever ▁sit ▁in ▁jud g ement . ▁The ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁John ▁Cook ▁was ▁appointed ▁pro sec utor . ▁ ▁Charles ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁tre ason ▁against ▁England ▁by ▁using ▁his ▁power ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁personal ▁interest ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁good ▁of ▁England . ▁The ▁charge