Just after 2pm on Tuesday, January 30, 1649, King Charles I was beheaded on a temporary scaffold built in front of the Banqueting House in Whitehall, London. Stood next to the king’s lifeless body was ...

John Cook was the lead prosecutor at Charles I’s trial. After the execution, he produced a pamphlet to justify the actions of the court in prosecuting, and killing, the king. In this pamphlet ...

Although Whitehall is now known for being the home of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, 10 Downing Street, and countless ...

This is the 52nd time that The King's Army commemorate the execution of Charles I. 30 January marks a grim date in the annals of London history. On this day in 1649, King Charles I was led from St ...

King Charles wiped away tears as he became the first British monarch to visit Auschwitz. Holocaust survivors are marking 80 ...

The monarch will join other heads of state at the camp, a short drive from Krakow, to remember all those who met their deaths ...