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
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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.
»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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