Thursday, 30 January 2014

The Wit and Wisdom of... Charles I

I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown, where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in the world.

Final words of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland, beheaded at Whitehall, 30th January 1649, found guilty of "high treason, and of the murders, rapines, burnings, spoils, desolations, damage, and mischief to this nation."

A groan as I never heard before, and desire I may never hear again.

Reaction of the crowd to Charles' execution.

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