On an icy winter\'s day in January 1649, a unique event in English history took place on a scaffold outside of Whitehall: Charles I, King of England, was executed.
While the events su.
The killers of the king were soldiers, lawyers, Puritans, Republicans and some simply opportunists, all brought together under one infamous banner.
Regicide, a once-unfathomable act, formed the basis of the Commonwealth\'s new dawn.
The king had been held to account and the Divine Right of Kings disregarded.
On an icy winter\'s day in January 1649, a unique event in English history took place on a scaffold outside of Whitehall: Charles I, King of England, was executed