Execution of King Charles Small 212×320 Medium 424×640 Large 678×1024 Download Tiff Original 1590×2400 | (3.2 MB) Description When Charles was beheaded on January 30, 1649, Phillip Henry records that a moan was heard from the assembled crowd, some of whom then dipped their handkerchiefs in his blood, thus starting the cult of the Martyr King. Keywords Britain, British, England, king Galleries Events in United Kingdom History Source: Charlotte M. Yonge Young Folks' History of England (Boston: D. Lothrop & Co., 1879) 283
