The execution took place on Tuesday, Januat 2:00 P.M.ĭuring the first half of 1649 Britain was transformed from a monarchy into a republic. Two days later, on Monday, January 29th the king's death warrant was issued, only 59 of the 135 commissioners named to sit in judgement of the king actually signed the warrant. On this day the Lord President of the Court, John Bradshaw, pronounced the verdict that, 'the said Charles Stuart, as a tyrant, traitor, murderer and public enemy to the good people this nation, shall be put to death by the severing of his head from his body.' (Prall, p. JanuFollowing the capture of King Charles by the Parliamentary forces, the monarch was brought to London and put on trial. On August 22nd Charles raised the Royal Standard at Nottingham and began issuing Commissions of Array to recruit soldiers into a Royalist army, inaugurating a long period of civil war. Six days later the king vacated London and started gathering allies throughout the countryside. The King's disregard for parliamentary authority precipitated a strong anti-royalist reaction throughout the city. Studies on John Hull and the Massachusetts MintĬhronological Listing of Documents and Events relating to the Massachusetts Mint by Louis JordanĪugThe culmination of several years of conflict between the Crown and the House of Commons occurred on Januwhen King Charles I unsuccessfully attempted to enter Parliament to arrest five members of the house and their ally Lord Edward Kimbolton, the Earl of Manchester.Chronological Listing of Documents and Events relating to the Massachusetts Mint

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