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King Charles I During His Trial And Execution : His Personal Life And The Alteration Of His Personality, Jonathan H. Poston
King Charles I During His Trial And Execution : His Personal Life And The Alteration Of His Personality, Jonathan H. Poston
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The "martyrdom" of Charles I has been a subject of controversy by historians, amateur and professional, since the moment the King;s head was severed on the block at Whitehall. The purpose of this paper is not to recount events repeated throughout a large array of books on the subject, but to examine a possible reason for the martyred reputation of Charles and to examine his personality.
Dates used in this paper reflect a need for uniformity, The English Calendar in 1648-1649 was still the Julian (or Old Style), which was ten days behind the rest of Europe. Also, although England …