Feb 05 2025 58 mins 2
Exactly 12 years apart, Charles I and Oliver Cromwell lost their heads to the axe. In Cromwell's case over 2 years after he'd died!
In this episode, recorded live, Philippa covers how a king could be tried for treason (a crime which hitherto was a crime committed against a king), the reaction to the king's death and the revenge his son, Charles II took on his corpse!
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Prof Aice Hunt: Republic -
Dr Jonathan Healey: The Blazing World -
Andrea Zuvich: Charles II's mistress Barbara Villiers -
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