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The Regicides and the Execution of Charles I

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The year 1999 saw two important anniversaries for scholars of the civil wars and interregnum, as well as for the cultural heritage of Britain. The fact that the 400th anniversary of the birth of Oliver Cromwell received a great deal more attention than the 350th anniversary of the trial and execution of Charles I was perhaps strangely appropriate, given that Cromwell has long been a more popular subject for both popular and academic scrutiny than the proceedings in the High Court of Justice. However, the papers in this volume, first delivered at a conference to mark the anniversary of the gruesome end to the life of Charles I, will I hope go some way towards rejuvenating the study of events which are probably the most dramatic in English history, as well as being of curiously contemporary resonance in an era when the future of the monarchy is once more on the political agenda.

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Peacey, J. (2001). Introduction. In: Peacey, J. (eds) The Regicides and the Execution of Charles I. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403932815_1

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