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Sound of trumpets. Following the end of the Civil War Charles I was brought to trial in Westminster Hall on 20 January 1649. The Serjeant at Arms rode into the Hall carrying the mace and accompanied by six trumpeters on horseback. The King's trial was proclaimed to the sound of trumpets and drums, at the south end of the Hall.
On 20 January 1649, in Westminster Hall, the trial began with a moment of high drama. After the proceedings were declared open, Solicitor General John Cook rose to announce the indictment . Standing immediately to the right of the King, he began to speak, but he had uttered only a few words when Charles attempted to stop him by tapping him sharply on the shoulder with his cane and ordering him ...
Jan 30, 2019 · The execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 still arouses strong emotions in many people. Controversial during his lifetime, the king was both vilified and exculpated in the immediate years after his execution, and he remains a source of significant debate among scholars, students and the general public alike. His public trial at Westminster, […]
CHARLES I (r. 1625-1649) The trial and execution of Charles I In January 1649, Parliament established a High Court of Justice, under the presidency of John Bradshaw. On 20 January, the trial of Charles I began in Westminster Hall before some 70 Commissioners; it lasted until 27 January.
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Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was executed on Tuesday, 30 January 1649[b]outside the Banqueting Houseon Whitehall, London. The execution was the culmination of political and military conflicts between the royalistsand the parliamentariansin Englandduring the English Civil War, leading to the capture and trial of Charles.
Watch The Execution of Charles I: Killing a King. On the 30th January 1649, King Charles I was executed outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall. His trial was a momentous event in British history. He was found guilty of treason - a ‘tyrant, traitor, murderer and Public Enemy’.
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Jan 30, 2014 · In early January 1649, the trial of King Charles I began. The idea of trying a monarch for treason against the country was unheard of, so the trial got off to a tenuous start. The Rump House of Commons indicted Charles on a charge of treason but the House of Lords refused to assent to the trial. Furthermore, the Chief Justices of England’s ...
