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Execution of Charles I

Type Event Region England Time 1649

On 30 January 1649, England's King Charles I was publicly executed outside Whitehall's Banqueting House after trial by a High Court set up by the Rum…

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  1. 1649Westminster Hall · LondonThe Rump Parliament established a High Court to try Charles I on charges including treason. The king refused to recognize the court's authority, but the court still found him guilty and sentenced him to death.
  2. 1649Execution site outside the Banqueting House, Whitehall · LondonCharles I was beheaded publicly on a scaffold outside the Banqueting House at Whitehall. Before execution he declared that he died for the liberty of the people; the event caused a huge shock across Europe.

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