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A Coffin for King Charles

the trial and execution of Charles I

by Veronica Wedgwood

1965 326 pages eng

King Charles I was his own worst enemy. Self-righteous, arrogant, and unscrupulous, he had a penchant for making bad decisions. His troubles began the moment he ascended the throne in 1625 upon the death of his father James I. Charles simultaneously alienated both his subjects and his Parliament, pr…

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