On the morning of 30 January 1649, King Charles I made his way from St James’s Palace to The Banqueting House, where a scaffold was erected for his execution. He had been charged with high treason at the end of the Civil War and his Death Warrant had been signed by 59 commissioners. For the next 11 years, England would have no monarch. Read on: bit.ly/CharlesIBH | Historic Royal Palaces
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On the morning of 30 January 1649, King Charles I made his way from St James’s Palace to The Banqueting House, where a scaffold was erected for his execution. He had been charged with high treason at the end of the Civil War and his Death Warrant had been signed by 59 commissioners. For the next 11 years, England would have no monarch. Read on: bit.ly/CharlesIBH | Historic Royal Palaces
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The 30th January 1649 marks the execution of King Charles I. Every year, the English Civil War Society re-enact his last journey to Banqueting House, where Charles I was executed. #history #englishcivilwar #charlesi #britishhistory #civilwar | Household Cavalry Museum
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The 30th January 1649 marks the execution of King Charles I. Every year, the English Civil War Society re-enact his last journey to Banqueting House, where Charles I was executed. #history #englishcivilwar #charlesi #britishhistory #civilwar | Household Cavalry Museum
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#OnThisDay, 30 January in 1649, King Charles I was executed for treason – marking the first state execution of a monarch in England’s history. Now as we know (a little too well at the moment...) January tends to be bitterly cold, and it is for this reason that we believe a special silk vest was commissioned to help prevent the King from shivering and appearing afraid in his last moments as he famously declared "I fear not death." Curator Meriel Jeater shares the story of the journey that led to
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On 30 January 1649, King Charles I of England took to the scaffold outside the Banqueting House in London's Whitehall. He had requested two shirts to prevent himself from shivering from the cold, a reflex he thought could be mistaken for fear. He knelt in front of the crowd and placed his head on a block. Moments later, the axe fell. Now, over 300 years later, this is the pale blue vest worn by Charles during his execution. It was in 2023 on display at the Museum of London "Executions" exhibitio
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On 30 January 1649, King Charles I of England took to the scaffold outside the Banqueting House in London's Whitehall. He had requested two shirts to prevent himself from shivering from the cold, a reflex he thought could be mistaken for fear. He knelt in front of the crowd and placed his head on a block. Moments later, the axe fell. Now, over 300 years later, this is the pale blue vest worn by Charles during his execution. It was in 2023 on display at the Museum of London "Executions" exhibitio
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