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Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I (Paperback)
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Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I (Paperback)

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Published: 21/05/2015
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Charles Spencer tells the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men who signed Charles I’s death warrant in this Sunday Times bestseller

'Seamless, pacy and riveting ... exceptional' ALISON WEIR
'The virtues of a thriller and of scholarship are potently combined' TOM HOLLAND
'Outstanding: a thrilling tale of retribution and bloody sacrifice' JESSIE CHILDS
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January, 1649. After seven years of fighting in the bloodiest war in Britain’s history, Parliament faced a problem: what to do with a defeated king, a king who refused to surrender?

Parliamentarians resolved to do the unthinkable, to disregard the Divine Right of Kings and hold Charles I to account for the appalling suffering and slaughter endured by his people. On an icy winter’s day on a scaffold outside Whitehall, the King of England was executed.

When the dead king’s son, Charles II, was restored to the throne, he set about enacting a deadly wave of retribution against all those – the lawyers, the judges, the officers on the scaffold – responsible for his father’s death.

Bestselling historian Charles Spencer explores this violent clash of ideals through the individuals whose fates were determined by that one, momentous decision. A powerful tale of revenge from the dark heart of royal history and a fascinating insight into the dangers of political and religious allegiance in Stuart England, these are the shocking stories of the men who dared to kill a king.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN: 9781408851777
Number of pages: 360
Weight: 256 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

Beautifully written and meticulously researched - Evening Standard

History with the pace of a thriller ... I learned much I never knew - Julian Fellowes, Observer

Brilliant ... A thrilling tale of regicide and revenge - Independent

Very good … Dense and well-researched … Some of the stories are extraordinary … Spine-tingling detail - The Times

A pacy, well-researched and beautifully written story of intrigue, betrayal and Realpolitik, but above all cold-blooded institutionalized revenge on a massive international scale - Andrew Roberts

Accomplished and gruesome, this masterful account of the fate of the regicides breaks all barriers in weaving the lives – and the grim fates – of many into a seamless, pacy and riveting read, underpinned by the depth of scholarship for which Charles Spencer is renowned. An exceptional and highly original history book that sheds new light on one of England’s bloodiest episodes - Alison Weir

Imagine The Odessa File re-written by Christopher Hill, and you will have some idea of the pleasure to be had in reading Killers of the King. The virtues of a thriller and of scholarship are potently combined - Tom Holland

Outstanding: a thrilling tale of retribution and bloody sacrifice, unflinching idealism and craven miscreancy. In fluent, measured, often witty prose, Killers of the King brilliantly evokes that febrile time when the hunters became the hunted and vengeance was avenged. Like all the best history books, it succeeds not only in telling a remarkable story, but also in illuminating the entire age - Jessie Childs

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“Wave of Retribution.”

Reading almost like a chase movie, this is a fabulous piece of historical writing and investigation. Its a fully well rounded and reasonably non-judgmental look at the merry monarch and his reign.

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“killers of the king”

bought as a gift so can't comment but friend said she enjoyed it

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“An eye opener”

What an excellent book. A compelling read of a brutal world where the fight for power masked the supposed devoutness of the major players of the times. Once again we see very clearly how power corrupts the human form... More

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