{"product_id":"9781408851777-killers-of-the-king","title":"Killers of the King","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Spencer tells the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men who signed Charles I’s death warrant in this \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Seamless, pacy and riveting . exceptional' \u003c\/b\u003eALISON WEIR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The virtues of a thriller and of scholarship are potently combined'\u003c\/b\u003e TOM HOLLAND\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding: a thrilling tale of retribution and bloody sacrifice' \u003c\/b\u003eJESSIE CHILDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanuary, 1649\u003c\/b\u003e. 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParliamentarians 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944026976353,"sku":"9781408851777","price":12.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27129442.jpg?v=1721549575","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408851777-killers-of-the-king","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}