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In an increasingly divided England the wealthy eyed the Crown and plotted revolution. Monarchy went back beyond tradition and was a symbol of the nation's unity: the people were embodied in one man. England was the first to lose it.
Charles Stuart, once a sickly child, manned the tottering throne (which was weakened and despoiled by theft) with tenacity and dignity and was led, outgunned, into a war which ended with his murder. He cleaved to law and precedent and sued for peace and freedom, was tricked by lies and cunning, and then finally beheaded.
Master historian Hilaire Belloc paints a portrait of the principled and rueful monarch who suffered for the people's rights, and whose sense of honour led him and kingship to the block.
In an increasingly divided England the wealthy eyed the Crown and plotted revolution. Monarchy went back beyond tradition and was a symbol of the nation's unity: the people were embodied in one man. England was the first to lose it.
Charles Stuart, once a sickly child, manned the tottering throne (which was weakened and despoiled by theft) with tenacity and dignity and was led, outgunned, into a war which ended with his murder. He cleaved to law and precedent and sued for peace and freedom, was tricked by lies and cunning, and then finally beheaded.
Master historian Hilaire Belloc paints a portrait of the principled and rueful monarch who suffered for the people's rights, and whose sense of honour led him and kingship to the block.