The Regicides and the Execution of Charles I

The events surrounding the trial of Charles I have been remarkably understudied by historians, despite a wealth of information regarding both the proceedings and personalities involved, and contemporary responses and reactions. These essays submit one of the most momentous events in English history to rigorous scholarship, contextualize it in the light of recent historiography, and with a focus on the relations between the three kingdoms of Britain.

Jason Peacey is Research Fellow, the History of Parliament, London

Oliver Cromwell, the Regicide and the Sons of Zeruiah--John Morrill & Philip Baker * The Frighted Junto: Perceptions of Ireland, and the Last Attempts at Settlement with Charles I--John Adamson * Staging the Trial of Charles I--Sean Kelsey * Belshazzar's Feast: Regicide, Republicanism and the Metaphor of Balance--Sarah Barber * The Juristic Foundation of Regicide--D. Alan Orr * Motives for King-Killing--David Scott * Reporting a Revolution: A Failed Propaganda Campaign--Jason Peacey * The Levellers and the End of Charles I--Andrew Sharp * The Quarrel of the Covenant: The London Presbyterians and the Regicide--Elliot Vernon * Elegies and Commemorative Verse In Honour of Charles the Martyr, 1649-1660--Andrew Lacey * The European Reaction to the Trial and Execution of Charles I--Richard Bonney
Oliver Cromwell, the Regicide and the Sons of Zeruiah--John Morrill & Philip Baker * The Frighted Junto: Perceptions of Ireland, and the Last Attempts at Settlement with Charles I--John Adamson * Staging the Trial of Charles I--Sean Kelsey * Belshazzar's Feast: Regicide, Republicanism and the Metaphor of Balance--Sarah Barber * The Juristic Foundation of Regicide--D. Alan Orr * Motives for King-Killing--David Scott * Reporting a Revolution: A Failed Propaganda Campaign--Jason Peacey * The Levellers and the End of Charles I--Andrew Sharp * The Quarrel of the Covenant: The London Presbyterians and the Regicide--Elliot Vernon * Elegies and Commemorative Verse In Honour of Charles the Martyr, 1649-1660--Andrew Lacey * The European Reaction to the Trial and Execution of Charles I--Richard Bonney