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Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was executed on Tuesday, 30 January 1649 [b] outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London. The execution was the culmination of political and military conflicts between the royalists and the parliamentarians in England during the English Civil War, leading to the capture and trial of Charles.
How did Charles I die? With one blow of his axe the executioner severed the King’s head from his body killing him instantly. A young boy described how the blow of the axe was not met with a cheer but with ‘such a groan as I have never heard before, and desire I may never hear again’.
Feb 17, 2011 · Common wisdom has it that the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 was a desperate, aberrant act by a small and reluctant minority of English parliamentarians - opposed by the...
Key points. In 1649, King Charles I was put on trial for treason. He was found guilty and sentenced to death. Even though Charles had fought against Parliament, only 59 commissioners signed ...
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’.
- January 30, 1649
Charles had nine children, five of whom reached adulthood. Two of his sons eventually succeeded as king, and two children died at or shortly after birth. [ 338 ]
Parliament fought both Civil Wars to remove Charles I from power. The majority of people in Parliament wanted to change how Charles I behaved but only a minority wanted to remove the king from power.
