Who captured King Charles in 1648?

Answer 1

I can't find who captured him in 1648. He moved around too much. He escaped the Siege of Oxford in April 1646 and gave himself to the Scottish Presbyterians at Newark. They eventually gave him to Parliament in 1647. They kept him prisoner at Holdenby House in Northamptonshire, until George Joyce took him by force to Newmarket. Charles then was transferred to Oatlands and then to Hampton Court. While the negotiations for Charles was still going on, Charles tried to figure a way out of his situation. The best course he could think of was to put himself of the custody of Robert Hammond, Parliamentary Governor of the Isle of Wright. Charles fled on November 11 from Hampton Court to Carisbrooke Castle. While there, Charles negotiated with the Presbyterians. When the Royalist rose up in July 1648, the Scots invaded England. This all ended with the Battle of Preston. Then Charles was taken to Hurst Castle at the end 1648, but I have found no mention of who captured him, since he was still in captivity during this uprising. So, I guess nobody really captured him in 1648.

Answer 2

Charles X learnt the art of war under the great Lennart Torstenson, being present at the second Battle of Breitenfeld (1642) and at Jankowitz (1645). From 1646 to 1648 he frequented the Swedish court, supposedly as a prospective husband of his cousin the queen regnant, Christina of Sweden (1626–89, reigned 1632–54), but her insurmountable objection to wedlock put an end to these anticipations, and to compensate her cousin for a broken half-promise she declared him her successor in 1649, despite the opposition of the Privy Council headed by the venerable Axel Oxenstierna. In 1648 he gained the appointment of commander of the Swedish forces in Germany. The conclusion of the treaties of Westphalia in October 1648 prevented him from winning the military laurels he so ardently desired, but as the Swedish plenipotentiary at the executive congress of Nuremberg, he had unrivalled opportunities of learning diplomacy, in which science he speedily became a past master. As the recognized heir to the throne, his position on his return to Sweden did not lack danger, for the growing discontent with the queen turned the eyes of thousands to him as a possible deliverer. He therefore withdrew to the isle of Öland till the abdication of Christina on June 5, 1654 called him to the throne.

Answer 3

The Puritan forces. In government, they were led by Oliver Cromwell, who later became Lord Protector of England.