Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I

Charles Spencer

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Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2015

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Charles Spencer tells the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men who signed Charles I?s death warrant in this Sunday Times bestseller'Seamless, pacy and riveting . exceptional' ALISON WEIR'The virtues of a thriller and of scholarship are potently combined' TOM HOLLAND'Outstanding: a thrilling tale of retribution and bloody sacrifice' JESSIE CHILDS__________________January, 1649. After seven years of fighting in the bloodiest war in Britain?s history, Parliament faced a problem: what to do with a defeated king, a king who refused to surrender?Parliamentarians resolved to do the unthinkable, to disregard the Divine Right of Kings and hold Charles I to account for the appalling suffering and slaughter endured by his people. On an icy winter?s day on a scaffold outside Whitehall, the King of England was executed.When the dead king?s son, Charles II, was restored to the throne, he set about enacting a deadly wave of retribution against all those ? the lawyers, the judges, the officers on the scaffold ? responsible for his father?s death. Bestselling historian Charles Spencer explores this violent clash of ideals through the individuals whose fates were determined by that one, momentous decision. A powerful tale of revenge from the dark heart of royal history and a fascinating insight into the dangers of political and religious allegiance in Stuart England, these are the shocking stories of the men who dared to kill a king.…

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Title
Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I
Author
Charles Spencer
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication year
2015
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Good
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1408851776
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9781408851777

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