Thus spoke Charles I just moments before his execution it’s almost like he recognised the limits of kingship, and that he wasn’t the perfect monarch.
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His trial is reported meticulously here, for all his supposed crimes he Charles persisted with his heartening thought: “I go from a corruptible crown to an incorruptible crown where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in the world” Perhaps he understood why people revolted against him, but he was still King: he was going to do things his way. From George Downing, the chief plotter, to Richard Ingoldsby, who claimed he was forced to sign his name by his cousin Oliver Cromwell, and from those who returned to the monarchist cause and betrayed their fellow regicides to those that fled the country in an attempt to escape their punishment, Spencer examines the long-lasting, far-reaching consequences not only for those who signed the warrant, but also for those who were present at the trial, and for England itself.Ī powerful tale of revenge from the dark heart of England's past, and a unique contribution to seventeenth-century history, Killers of the King tells the incredible story of the men who dared to assassinate a monarch.moreĬharles persisted with his heartening thought: “I go from a corruptible crown to an incorruptible crown where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in the world” Thus spoke Charles I just moments before his execution it’s almost like he recognised the limits of kingship, and that he wasn’t the perfect monarch.
Recounting a little-known corner of British history, Charles Spencer explores what happened when the Restoration arrived. This is the account of the fifty-nine regicides, the men who signed Charles I's death warrant. On January 30, 1649, the King of England was executed. As France and other allies mobilized in support of Charles, a tribunal was hastily gathered and a death sentence was passed. Yet still the king refused to accept he had lost the war. To send a clear message to the fallen monarch, the rebels executed four of the senior officers captured at the castle. As F On August 18, 1648, with no relief from the siege in sight, the royalist garrison holding Colchester Castle surrendered and Oliver Cromwell's army firmly ended the rule of Charles I of England. On August 18, 1648, with no relief from the siege in sight, the royalist garrison holding Colchester Castle surrendered and Oliver Cromwell's army firmly ended the rule of Charles I of England.
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