City siege hacked 110/28/2023 ![]() Even the Scottish government, comprising hardened covenanters of the ‘Kirk Party’, were shocked, and reacted by proclaiming the dead man’s son Charles II, at Edinburgh cross. The execution of Charles I, in January 1649, sent shock waves throughout Britain and Europe, and triggered a wave of popular sympathy for the dead monarch that he had never enjoyed during his reign. ![]() ![]() ![]() “English soldiers were given leave to plunder the town…”
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