Like people through the ages, I often spend time around St James Palace, the senior palace which is often forgotten compared to its renowned neighbour Buckingham Palace. At one point the palace was home to that infamous ladies man, King Charles II. One of his better attributes and certainly one that fared England in good… Continue reading The Kings Drops – When King Charles II of England became a cannibal for good health & eternal life
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The Divine Right of Kings and the Execution of King Charles I
Ever since I wrote the post Thomas Harrison – Executed whilst cheerful! who was hung drawn and quartered, I have been thinking about the tulmultuous events leading up to the execution of King Charles I. Regicide as it is known, is very rare in British history and usually when it was comitted, it was done so 1500… Continue reading The Divine Right of Kings and the Execution of King Charles I
Thomas Harrison – Executed whilst cheerful!
Whilst walking around the City of London earlier this week, I came across a sign that I had seen several times before. It had always made me smile, perhaps a little perversely given the circumstances but also as I admired the steadfastness of Major General Harrison… whoever he might have been. I’d always vowed to… Continue reading Thomas Harrison – Executed whilst cheerful!
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