The Execution of Charles I: Killing a King

On the 30th January 1649, King Charles I was executed outside the Banqueting House in Whitehall. His trial was a momentous event in British history. He was found guilty of treason - a ‘tyrant, traitor, murderer and Public Enemy’. What led to this unprecedented killing of a king?
Storyteller: Toby Lord
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Charles I played by Jonathan Clarkson
Image credits
Anne of Denmark (1574-1619) Dated 1614, Attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
The Five Eldest Children of Charles I Signed and dated 1637 by Anthony van Dyke, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
James VI & I (1566-1625) c.1620, After Paul van Somer, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
James I and VI (1566-1625) c. 1620 by Paul van Somer, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
Charles I (1600-1649) when Prince of Wales Signed and dated 1623 by Daniel Mytens, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
Charles I and Henrietta Maria c. 1630-32 by Daniel Mytens, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
Queen Henrietta Maria (1609-69) by Anthony van Dyke, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
Charles I (1600-1649) 1635-before June 1636 by Anthony van Dyke, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
Charles I (1600-1649) with M. de St Antoine Dated 1633, Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019
The opening scene of the First English Civil War, © Hilary Morgan / Alamy Stock Photo
Oliver Cromwell c1649 by Robert Walker, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Charles I (1600-1649), King of England,1629, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access.
Cromwell turns out the Rump Parliament because of its corruption, 1653, © Lakeview Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Oliver Cromwell dissolving parliament in 1653, © Classic Image / Alamy Stock Photo
King Charles I , © National Portrait Gallery, London
Henry, Prince of Wales, © National Portrait Gallery, London
Lord John Stuart and his Brother, Lord Bernard Stuart By Anthony van Dyke, © The National Gallery, London 2019
The Puritan by John Pettie, © Museums Sheffield
Portrait group of the Reformers, European School (Unknown Artist), Courtesy of Perth Museum & Art Gallery, Perth & Kinross Council’
King Charles I (1600-1649), King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles I opening Parliament, the Commons presenting resenting their speaker to the king, 1625, © Mary Evans / Everett Collection

[@thomasnichol4138]

The cameras were quite good back in 1649.

[@tiktokfinds8846]

4k

[@RumpledStillSkin]

Can you believe they were crank-powered too

[@rickrose5377]

They were partial to slo-mo.

[@jasonahbh4880]

Telescope

[@oldgysgt]

The old images were probably digitally enhanced.

[@coolbeens6029]

Sam Hyde did such a great job in this, how does he keep getting away with it?

[@MrKiingpin]

I only clicked this because the thumbnail looked so much like him

[@B1ackmagic]

@@MrKiingpin Same

[@MemeLord42069]

Thought the same thing

[@freemuttonskorelley]

I was laughing so much when I saw the thumbnail

[@user-hdhdhhdhdhsnjdjdjdioowj]

Lmao I also thought this was Sam Hyde

[@Samouraii]

All the surviving people who condemned him to death were executed by Charles II. Some of the dead ones were exhumed and their heads put on spikes. Cromwell's head was on a spike for 20 years

[@noway905]

I hope this happens to the blood thirsty rinos and mad dems preforming the public execution of #45.

[@sailoroftheinternet3290]

cromwells head famously went on quite journey round the uk, from collector to collector. Believe it or not, it wasn't actually finally buried until 1960!

[@donnachamcgowan]

Cromwell was a filthy.dog redrum redrum.most foul

[@harryeisermann2784]

cromwell was right, all kings and the Monarchy must be executed, as in the later french revolution

[@Joe-bn9fz]

good

[@theviper1999uk]

Jonathan Clarkson, the man playing Charles in this, does such a fantastic job. His is a better portrayal of the monarch than any I've ever seen. Bravo

[@kirachouinard3490]

I liked Alec Guiness' portrayal

[@inuyasha2.046]

While Jordan clarkson playing basketball

[@georgcantor7172]

@@kirachouinard3490 , Alec Guiness was a flaming gay.

[@kirachouinard3490]

@@georgcantor7172 And that's a problem?

[@qqq1991]

@@georgcantor7172 Alec Guinness was flaming’ brilliant as King Charles. Also pretty sure, he was bisexual - not that it matters.

[@kettle2293]

I'm always in a kind of awe of people who walk so proudly and calmly to their own executions.

[@rogerkearns8094]

According to Albert Pierrepoint, almost all of those he executed accepted their fate with stoicism and dignity.

[@Thoralmir]

That is the power of faith.

[@rogerkearns8094]

@Cole DeBeer Most likely, yes. Good point.

[@mangot589]

Cole DeBeer well, perhaps. But historically, this is exactly what he did.🤷‍♀️. By people who witnessed it. Sooo...

[@kettle2293]

@Cole DeBeer Few weirdos overthinking things, too.

[@CrystalSmith-uk6hd]

Him telling his son to never accept the throne is quite beautiful. His love for his family came above all else and he wouldn't have his son suffer the same fate.

[@iamAwesomo1994]

no it's because he wanted his eldest son to be king. he didn't want the parliament to take advantage of his young son which would allow them to do whatever they wanted with England. also it would break the rules, his eldest son was supposed to be king that's why the young prince said he'd rather be torn to pieces first than to break the divine line of kingship.

[@januarysson5633]

@@iamAwesomo1994 Corn Pop, you’re a bad dude.

[@Chris-pb3se]

@@iamAwesomo1994 exactly

[@hikertrash2956]

@@januarysson5633 Bahaha that's a good one

[@GypsyFairy85]

@@iamAwesomo1994 And Charles ll did become King. The merry monarch! Mistresses by the score and illegitimate children too.

[@janetstonerook4552]

I am fascinated with this presentation. My ancestor was Sir Francis Hacker who was Cromwell's general and signed the death sentence for King Charles I. Once the Monarchy was restored, he was tried and hanged for his part in the execution of Charles and all his wealth and holdings taken and his family tossed out into the streets. On of his sons arrived in Virginia on a prisoner ship and worked out his indenturement before his family moved on to the rough frontier of Appalachia. They settled in a remote area of what is now Hacker's Creek, West Virginia, in Upshur County.

[@pecheurcrapuleux84]

There can be no nation under the divine right of some monarch. As a German citisen I carefully observe this nation-buildig process that in 1848 failed in my country to the detriment of whole Europe. It was then also a legal question. Your ancestor did the tagic job to switch off the tyrant. Respectfully !

[@Chevalier_knight]

5 million germans voted hitler into power thats your nations democracy. Long live the king.

[@gogogeedus]

one of my ancestors was the Sherif of Cornwall at the time, I don't know if he had any involvement but I would imagine he would have been on the side of the Royals as he was a protestant.

[@nigelsheppard625]

​@@pecheurcrapuleux84Yes but this is now and not then. We have had the Enlightenment in between. We now doubt, quite legitimately, if there is a God let alone a Devine Right of Kings.

[@Joel-kf6nx]

​@@gogogeedus But Cromwell himself was a Protestant. Some Protestants didn't like that Charles I was married to a Catholic

[@Yalditours]

Years ago I went to drama school with the gentleman doing the narration. Toby was a great lad and its nice to see he’s still working.

[@DomPatek]

The guy in the thumbnail looks like Sam Hyde.

[@antialeks5013]

@PATRICKWIDCHIPPYS damnit you beat me to it

[@rupertstyx4932]

only reason i clicked

[@lothston4371]

Cannot be unseen.

[@uvaldopalomares8416]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed this

[@jueabaddon2168]

I came looking for this.

[@maxoneill5728]

For 2 years i worked in an office at one of the colleges at Oxford University, i was told during my time working at the college that the office i used was used by King Charles I as his office during the civil war when he used Oxford as his stronghold and the college itself as a base to rule the country from. I always felt very honoured to work in the same room as one of most famous Kings the country has ever seen all be it many centuries apart.

[@KeithyTom]

Thank you for sharing that Max. It must have been quite fascinating to work in that space.

[@milwaukeebrewers6337]

As a janitor?

[@sarashepard7504]

Wow cool story.

[@germanfisch]

@@milwaukeebrewers6337 janitors get offices now?

[@reasonerenlightened2456]

you use the office of a misguided individual. I find the idea of selection on the basis of DNA for inheriting a state role to be quite troublesome. Just because your DNA makes you black or a woman or otherwise different does not mean you can not hold a state role or that you are entitled to hold state roles by birth right. A democratic process of selection is INCOMPATIBLE with the idea of selection based on DNA.

[@az6877]

the way he parted with kids really struck me deep in the heart

[@petermwaura8108]

I almost shed tears....I just imagined me hugging my daughter Andrea for the last time😢😢😢

[@Gazman011969]

I've watch this many times, and it just doesn't get old. Toby Lord is a truly captivating narrator, and Jonathan Clarkson is perfectly cast as HRH King Charles 1. This is how you teach history.

[@rodriguesroshan]

His Majesty

[@99Plastics]

nah this is how you white wash history, it doesn't go into any depth about his rule, how much of a pussy he was and how he ran the country in the ground multiple times.

[@chriss740]

Do you know who plays Henrietta Maria?

[@BigDaddyPimpin4Life]

Title should be changed to "The Execution of Sam Hyde: The Killing of a Internet Troll".

[@ost-mann2860]

Hyde can't keep getting away with his infiltration of several European noble houses

[@afraidofmyownlegs4318]

God damn you beat me to it by 4 days

[@dcoulter2685]

Lol that’s what i was thinking

[@invaderHUNK]

Why do you think he’s being executed?

[@ost-mann2860]

@@invaderHUNK Crimes against humanity

[@cyrill3000]

As much as I detest the atrocities of history, I admire the talent of this narrator. What a precise forming of sounds, that is connected with the meaning, without tricks. Not to mention the beauty of his voice itself. Very well done.

[@NathanDudani]

aTrOcItIeS

[@jamestangue7032]

@@NathanDudani The killing of a king is such a thing. The unlawful killing of a king? Even worse.

[@kinsmart7294]

@@jamestangue7032 An sham trial throught and throught.

[@rationalconservative386]

"Detest the atrocities of history". Get over yourself. Looking at history through the lens of today is what fools do. "Detest" them all you want, but it is history that determines iur present and future.

[@anglishbookcraft1516]

Bro who talks like this?

[@trevorn9381]

The English Civil War is how one of my ancestors ended up in Virginia. He was a royalist who supported King Charles I. After the war he was imprisoned by Cromwell's forces and sold into indentured servitude on a plantation in the New World. My indentured ancestor married the boss's daughter, and acquired his own plantation on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

[@ninab.4540]

Your ancestor had the rizz

[@brockauble2263]

This was such a well put together video! Thank you so much!

[@roberthimself7813]

Sam Hyde is talented af.

[@f2detaboada]

HE

[@kubli365]

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

[@petah-peoplefortheendlesst4668]

Did you know he even teaches African children javascript!?

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

I WAS ABOUT TO POST THIS.

[@MDE_never_dies]

​@@f2detaboada WAS

[@ebell404]

An amazing video. It really captured the humanity of Charles; nothing I've ever read even tried to do that.

[@oakashthorn5714]

S Muir lefty

[@Delicious_J]

@@Millie.com232 If you can't be objective about history, then don't concern yourself with it.

[@IanP1963]

@eitoobmiz It shows his arrogance and emphasises his inhumanity in causing the war caused his downfall - good riddance and hail the Commonwealth. The irony is most European states would've just banished their monarchs🤔

[@IanP1963]

@eitoobmiz At that time I mean, Louis' period was nearly 100 years later and yes he got the same as Charles I

[@NM-ou9el]

He wasn't human🦎

[@linibiography]

Holy cow. I found you somewhere between Stephen and John and I can't believe we are already at Charles I. Thank you so much for these mini-documentaries (which are pretty darn good quality, btw). I know it's not easy and your work is greatly appreciated.

[@notgadot]

You're welcome

[@JustinHEMI05]

This is so incredibly well done. The videography, the music, the narration. Superb. Earned a new subscriber.

[@regenabray]

Finally England had a king that loved he’s wife and children and what did they do? They killed him!!!!

[@DemonCuz]

No a right winged assole killed him, the people put him back

[@IliyanStoychev]

@@DemonCuz :D:D:D man are you dumb dumb dumb

[@mangot589]

There was quite a few kings who loved their wives and children. Loving your wife and children doesn’t make you a good king. But the populace, who loved THEIR wives and children, were probably afraid of being burned at the stake. 🤷‍♀️. And people who love their own can not give one rats about anybody else.

[@miklmiklmtrcycl6009]

vachief dumbass

[@miklmiklmtrcycl6009]

Regena asdf he was killed for conspiring against parliament. Pretty straightforward.

[@vinzchannel01]

And the narrator himself looks like Charles

[@deboralee1623]

so i'm not the only one who thinks that.

[@jerseymusicman3332]

Haha. I thought maybe it was him at first.

[@KyngofJewel]

What if he's actually Charles and assumes that we won't notice it?

[@reggielou2653]

Thank you making it easy to digest with great narration and phots/videos.

[@Nicolae_Mew]

Kind of badass that he fixed his hair and told the executioner when it was okay to swing the axe

[@hiddentalents9513]

The last part when he place his head on block was so heartbreaking. His eyes says it all. I dont know who he is but his acting is brilliant.❤

[@Frottussle]

Allan Cumming

[@hiddentalents9513]

@@Frottussle Thanks 😊

[@ashleighpatti1360]

It’s actually a friend of mine called Johnathan Clarkson..... he’s amazing!!

[@bicarbonat1]

@@Frottussle Jonathan Clarkson, not Alan Cumming

[@garnet6994]

@@ashleighpatti1360 lucky

[@bronzemen34]

He truly loved his kids.....may not have been a great king but damn he was a awesome family man!.....respect 🔥

[@lukealadeen7836]

Why is tour name Paul but you have a picture of a woman? Who is this woman?

[@bronzemen34]

@@lukealadeen7836 my wife

[@lukealadeen7836]

@@bronzemen34 I don't believe you. Whats her name? Is she a singer?

[@bronzemen34]

@@lukealadeen7836 than don’t believe me.............I dont just put any random pic of a woman? And yeh she sings!!!

[@lukealadeen7836]

@@bronzemen34 Can you recommend a song of hers?

[@emranh]

Such brilliantly captivating storytelling with a simple yet powerful soundtrack and great camerawork and framing.

[@Ab-xu9dj]

It's crazy to think that they really did arrest a king,put him on trial,then executed him.

[@tonymirabal8832]

I wish they would do that now,

[@thastayapongsak4422]

The French also did that. It's one of the two only appropriate place for a monarch, besides the abolition of that institution itself.

[@MusikCassette]

@@tonymirabal8832 with what king?

[@AncientAbsWisdom]

This is outstanding. Outstanding work by HRP AND PP and of course Toby.

[@darren.ormandy]

Agreed! Toby's great in this. Someone sign him up.

[@mangot589]

Is that who this cutie is? I’ve never seen him before. Well, it’s not just his looks. He’s very good. I’m too long in the tooth to be turned by a pretty face lol. I like my docs to have substance😉.

[@lolgay8718]

ha pp

[@katharinaholzinger5092]

This is so well made - from the editing, to the acting, to the music - just perfect

[@markhogan9435]

I watch this now for the first time. Superbly done. Master story teller...

[@vahidrezabarati924]

I don't know if Charles I made the right calls or not. But I do know one thing, and that is this video is freaking awesome!!! You have done a splendid job with this. Very very well done!!! Amazing 😍

[@bramsrockhopper3377]

Beautifully narrated and filmed. Must admit that Charles I is one the kings I didn’t know much about, so thank you for this little film.

[@garryabbott3474]

A tremendous video, expertly narrated, this is the KZbin content we all need.

[@randomguyontheinternet8345]

From what I read Charles 1 only wanted to play with his kids all day. and from what he seems he wasnt really a tryant for he could have easily arrested everyone in parliament and had them all executed but he didnt. His son Charles 2 would exact revenge on all those who killed his dad and he was ruthless and made sure no one went unpunished.

[@jacquevanlopeznoroff8827]

Only wanted to play with his kids all day? 😂 So he was executed? 😂 Perhaps he might’ve stood before Parliament and delivered a speech entitled “On the Divine Right to Only Play with My Kids All Day” 😂

[@krisb-travel]

oh damn, how many people did charles 2 son have killed?

[@robbiestewart89]

No, Charles I just entered the House of Commons and tried to arrest five members of Parliament on his own issued royal warrants for treason. The five of which had gotten advance notice of the King's coming and fled the cope. His actions are the reason why monarchs now no longer enter the House of Commons for any reason what so ever. Monarchs now send Black Rod over to summon them anytime they give the speech from the throne in the House of Peers. Black Rod has the door slammed in their face to symbolize the Commons' independence from the crown and has to knock three times using their staff to request admittance. Or Parliament holds a joint session in Westminster Hall instead. I'd suggest you watch the many prior State Opening of Parliament videos posted on here.

[@krisb-travel]

@@robbiestewart89 thanks, appreciate it

[@thastayapongsak4422]

All monarchs is fundamentally a tyrant.

[@DrWongburger]

And here I thought the thumbnail was Charles Hyde. He can't getting away with it!

[@vernelledouglas1801]

It's lovely that he cared so much for his wife and children.

[@bombski5657]

shame he didn't care so much about the innocent civilians he killed. the man was a horrible tyrant, it just so happens that he was replaced by a horrible tyrant so people have forgotten how bad he was.

[@sorongana5346]

@@bombski5657 Statements like this just show you how much people are moved by the most basic & rudimentary human behaviors, it just shows you that we're very low today, it also shows you how much many tyrannies & corruption are bypassed simply because it appeals to the sensibilities of a woman, it should show you also how many of the tyrannies we have in modern times are enabled by women & how governments today use them as frontrunners for policies.

[@kevmikhail2990]

Charles I was known to be a timid man. He was, so obviously, being taken advantage of. If he was an actual tyrant, civil war would never have happened because he would have killed all potential threats. The same way it is impossible for a civil war to break out in North Korea today. He was the total opposite of a tyrant. He was kind. And kind, got him killed.

[@bombski5657]

@@kevmikhail2990 he was so timid that he tried to force a prayer book on Scotland knowing it would lead to war. A war that killed thousands of innocent people and resulted in subsequent wars. He also stubbornly refused to agree to parliaments terms which would have spared his life and stabalised the 2 kingdoms.

[@Abhishek-fe3zs]

@@bombski5657 he refused because the parliament was unlawful. There was no precedent for trying the king. The king was the law.

[@Mr00000111]

Charles's actor is just splendid.

[@MishimasGhost]

Sam Hyde

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I was recommended this by KZbin, a few days after the appointment of King Charles III. What are you trying to tell me, Benevolent Algorithm?

[@ninab.4540]

He survived post March, so Charles III isn't the shortest monarch in British reign.

[@leandrobaluyotjr5181]

Excellent video ! More success to your endeavors. Thank you very much .

[@midnightwatchman1]

You know my paternal grandmother always told us we were descended from the executioner of King Charles, saying that he was forced to leave England and go live out his life in Jamaica. I really do not know how true this story was, I thought at the time this why we had so much land deep in the countryside of jamaica.

[@Pridegriffin]

There is probably quite a bit of truth to your oral family history. Although, there might be twists and turns in the story; the basics usually stay true to the story. Maybe you could do a deeper research into it.? ?! I think you could probably find out more than you could ever dream, if you started researching different angles. You have a very interesting family history; and would make a fantastic story with whatever extra you discover!

[@andrawusazimi8428]

Kill an English King, get Jamaican land and family.

[@ToastieBRRRN]

@@andrawusazimi8428 More like exile to Jamaica.

[@andrawusazimi8428]

@@ToastieBRRRN -With benefits

[@jonnysupreme]

Yeahh mon

[@j.c.h5877]

Its very odd to believe that if he wasn't king or even killed, it would have altered the family lineage and Queen Elizabeth wouldn't exist or reign.

[@iMertin]

No his second oldest son took over

[@LD-qj2te]

Omg this is so well produced and the music was incredible

[@knelson3057]

i really enjoy and appreciate the effort put into all of this, especially charles' period appropriate accent!! very impressive touch!

[@eileenbass952]

I could listen to Toby all day. What a lovely voice.

[@julianaylor4351]

Charles the first was perhaps the most unlucky British king in the last five hundred years, a vain man who came up against a nasty cold, cruel fanatic called Cromwell, who is still hated in Ireland and should be more dispised than he is. Cromwell was a far more tyrannical man than Charles. In the end Charles's trail was a fit up and in the end Cromwell, dissolved Parliament too. When Charles the second took the throne, Cromwell's body was dug up and the corpse's head was cut off.

[@DemonCuz]

A small bit of information I believe now can be revealed is where the crown was safely hidden from Cromwell during this dark period. While looting the crown jewels and all the other treasures, Cromwell was so spooked when confronted with the ancient and most important holy object on earth, St Edwards Crown, he ordered the Archbishop to take and destroy it. In one of the most secret and perhaps most moving acts performed, the Archbishop with the aid of "other being", opened the tomb of King Charles and placed the crown on the now reattached head of the murdered King. Nearly all history books will dispute this claiming the crown was destroyed and melted down. Even members of the Royal Family believe the crown to be a 17th century reproduction. I can prove this is not the case. All one needs to do is read the very detailed bill presented to the Palace of Westminster from the goldsmith guild commissioned to reproduce the crown jewels. Every tiny detail and cost for every piece reproduced is listed in a manner one would expect of such a historic and important document. The most important object, the crown itself, its weight in gold, and its adorned jewels are not even mentioned. The only reference to St Edwards Crown are the four new golden support arches with the cross of Christ in dominion on the golden orb of earth created 'FOR' the St Edwards Crown. (exactly as it is today). This document is still available today for public viewing.

[@rotwang2000]

I would consider Charles as the more benign figure, even though he was pig-headed and extremely keen to extend his power into absolutism. Cromwell was a driven man with deep religious beliefs and he never did things half-heartedly to a degree that his name still raises passions in Ireland today. The worst failure in all this was Parliament that never lived up the ambition of some of its members even when Charles was removed from power.

[@pinklady7184]

Cromwell started Irish slavery. He separated Irish families and sold them into slavery. Irish were shipped to slave islands like Jamaica, Montserrat, West Indies, etc.

[@mangot589]

I find it interesting that Cromwell said he “wasn’t a king” but he did the same thing, and then tried to make his son his heir. Then it’s a heritable situation, and that’s royalty. And the Irish! Oh heavens.🥺. My mom visited Ireland in the ‘70’s, and there was LITERALLY still skulls in fields. That’s how many there was. Horrible.

[@hedkandicaine]

@@DemonCuz i love that, thank you

[@stevenwinterhill6647]

"He then writes a letter to Charles his eldest advising him on what to do when he becomes king.." 😭😭

[@asojourner3534]

I love this whole presentation! Very stylish.

[@R_Jackson]

4:30 Whoever had the bright idea to film the narrator Toby Lord from three angles to suggest Van Dyck's 'Triple Portrait' of Charles I is to be congratulated! Brilliant.

[@zoeyapp2760]

Fantastic video. Enjoyed watching and learning :) Would love to see more of these.

[@renatacantore3684]

Thank you for your Beautiful presentation. This was indeed an important part of the history of England. What a great example of how important it is to be willing to compromise.

[@chaselee86]

I'm watching this when Charles III gets on his throne...

[@KerbalHub]

@IronicStuffs This video is also about a King Charles

[@jassybanuelos326]

Henry VIII: *Worst Husband/ Father towards his family* Best King of England! Charles I and VI: *beloved husband/father to his family* Worst King of Great Britain!

[@lunaguy1195]

They were England´s yin and yang.☯

[@Devaraja67]

Henry VIII Best King? there are many other who really deserve that title, his second daughter for one, Edward III, Henry II who brought the Angevin empire into existence, William the Conqueror for sure he created the English Monarchy and i'm probably forgetting 2 or so more deserving of the title, Henry VIII was borderline psychotic for periods of his reign.

[@blugaledoh2669]

@@Devaraja67 Henry VIII was psychotic during his latter years but his former years he was quite popular. If Henry VIII only had just a son with Catherine of Aragon, he probably wouldn't have been as psychotic.

[@WhosPhotoTube]

Elizabeth I: greatest ever monarch.

[@Devaraja67]

@@blugaledoh2669 I think had Mary been born a boy and survived to adulthood his political goals wouldn’t have detonated so many psychosis as his separation from Rome and the killing of Anne Boleyn produced but then who knows what other crisis might have done so? His Madness was an insidious not an overt affair, recent documents show the length he went to prepare and organize personally the execution of Boleyn.

[@lyndaoneill6483]

Such a sad ending for a King who married for love,stayed with her,had children and also loved and cared for them.This did not happen often in those days.He died with dignity,it must be so horrible to know this is your last night and you have to walk all that way to your death.At least the executioner had his weapon sharpened and it was only one quick chop.😱

[@austriaco4132]

Nicolas and Alexandra of Russa also married for love and loved their children immensely

[@jakebak3008]

That doesn’t excuse his actions, he was a lying tyrant, a papist and a terrible leader, who’s actions brought upon England 3 civil wars, a disastrous war with Spain, economic ruin, a republic and almost caused England to return to Catholicism.

[@antman5474]

@@jakebak3008 They could have exiled him instead, they did it with the last Kaiser.

[@jakebak3008]

@@antman5474 he would’ve just come straight back, this was the 17th century, not the 20th.

[@antman5474]

@@jakebak3008 Either way he was still murdered unlawfully.

[@AltaMirage]

The fall of kings is followed by misery.

[@svprememe]

"Think it, dream it, do it" - Charles I

[@beth7935]

WOW :o That was something else! I watch a LOT of history docos but this lil 15min one was honestly like a beautiful film as well as an excellent doco, & so powerful to watch. I've never seen anything like it, but I love it!

[@hardinhp]

i clicked in this video because i legitimately thought it was Sam Hyde playing another one of his 'artistic plays'

[@petah-peoplefortheendlesst4668]

Well actually by getting decapitated, he's taking his pranks to the next level.

[@manueltorres1417]

Bravo! Dope storytelling my guy!

[@corettejones]

Awesome video, great presentation. !

[@gothicmom5232]

Wonderfully put together video...bravo!!

[@wht-rabt-obj]

Loving these 15 minute historical videos! This one and the Princes in the tower. Please do more👍

[@henrylansing9734]

They killed him because he taught African children Javascript. What a tragedy.

[@TheOneAndOnlyTeahee]

Racist people..

[@astronautindisguise]

Parlement after capturing King Charles: “We’re just gonna kill’ ‘em”

[@DingaLingu]

Lmao he cant keep getting away with this

[@brianpan6453]

These are the kinds of YT videos that cheer me up at night! 😃

[@edanzbox]

Superb production and telling of this historic event, much enjoyed!

[@sundeephundal9366]

Great video so well put together and informative. Really captured the emotion of such a pivotal point in British history. More of these on other key turning points relating to monarchs would be fab!

[@clementjackson6807]

Where did you guys got that sound track from, for this video? Who's melody is this?

[@hondaeownerreviews8608]

He escapes and is recaptured... man the suspense lasted less than a minute. Great video all in all

[@mangot589]

I’ve never seen that painting of James and Charles. I didn’t realize how much of the Hapsburg chin they had!

[@rorystockley5969]

Which painting is that?

[@mangot589]

I should have said paintings😬. Kriss, you’re correct, but I thought they may have gotten from their mother’s side from somewhere., I myself was incorrect. I looked on my genealogy chart, and there isn’t hardly any to speak of, the last being Catherine of Aragon, who obviously had nothing to do with the Stuart’s as far as bloodline is concerned. I guess maybe the painters wanted them to have “strong chins”, or it was the clothes! But thanks for pointing it out😉.

[@lukacsgergelics1339]

@@mangot589 I think thats just his pointy beard

[@dennisroyhall121]

Good steady ie not rushed presentation, also good vocal style. Hope we can look forward to similarly well-balanced analyses of Charles II, James II, the Duke of Monmouth, both Lords Protector Oliver and Richard ( especially the latter...).

[@151balance]

this is so well put together, so engaging, thank you...Bravo!

[@barriesansom2070]

Absolutely brilliant! Would be a really good vid to show in class!

[@isejanus2714]

A pivotal point in British history, perhaps even more more so in the history of America. The men whole rebelled against George the third were grandchildren of the men who left England during the fifty years following Charles' reign and they set up a government with an elected, secular sovereign or head of state. An American was executed for regicide when Charles the second came to the throne and that fact and the subsequent history remains a largely ignored area of scholarship on both sides of the Atlantic.

[@ttintagel]

My first American ancestor was the son of a Royalist imprisoned by Cromwell.

[@willingsubject389]

ttintagel Typically speaking if your grandparents were royalist then you would end up settling in the South if you were Roundheads then you would probably settle in New England .

[@chrisgibson5267]

The Governor of Connecticut was authorised to purchase and outfit two warships for use in the Revolution. The largest was named Oliver Cromwell. The Royal Navy captured her and she became HMS Restoration.

[@dalmatianroyalist9326]

Washington's ancestors were royalists. His greatgreatgreat grandfather rector Lawrence Washington was a close ally to Charles I.

[@Szkorbut7]

@@chrisgibson5267 So...perfect.

[@juliancoulden1753]

Cromwell didn’t fare any better. He was vain enough to think he could be a king and the revolution he unleashed eventually consumed him. As history often shows us. Charles wasn’t on his own in his belief in the divine right if kings, this was common currency right across Europe. Look no further than Louis XIV of France, who probably took this belief to it’s most extreme conclusion.

[@ingriddubbel8468]

Yes, but Cromwell was beheaded posthumously.

[@xr6lad]

Cromwell was successful. He ruled, he lived, and he died a natural death in office. It was his son that balls it up by being ineffectual and with no presence; that let slip his father's gains. If he had been as strong and with intelligence as his father then Britain may still have been a republic. Cromwell also ensured that if a monarchy returned it was only ever going to be a constitutional one.

[@joellaz9836]

Julian Coulden What do you mean he didn’t fare any better? You do know Cromwell wasn’t executed, right? Crowell did nothing wrong, bitches. He was quite a merciful man. He could have been a bloodthirsty French revolutionary, but he was a merciful man. Cromwell never wanted to be a king! And he is no fanatic like he is often portrayed. And it was parliament that banned Christmas and theatre, not fucking Cromwell!

[@juliancoulden1753]

Joella Z gosh why are you so angry? We aren’t discussing the meaning of life here?

[@joellaz9836]

Julian Coulden Cause Cromwell is life. Cromwell is love.

[@lucylove1655]

The actor so greatly resembled the actual King Charles I; excellent casting and so very well told. I'm impressed by the depth of lesson we have today in this history. May we learn well from it.

[@Treasure_State]

I quite enjoy the music in this video. It really sets the mood. ....I want to have it in my playlist.

[@Steve1959]

It was my privilege to see the movie"Cromwell"aboard a Pan Am 747 enroute to Paris. It described the trial and execution of Charles I. A sobering depiction of that episode in history.

[@jamesadams6009]

Excellent video. Well done, and thanks.

[@Chr.U.Cas2216]

👍👌👏 This is a very well done video for sure!

[@thomasgargano8813]

Thank you so much for your country’s history 👏👏👏👏 I liked your presentation of this video, on this sad history of your king. Very clear and easy to understand. Thanks again.👏👏👏🍻🍻🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍🍺🍺🍺

[@redrebel4540]

Poor old Charles! Would'nt have happened to Henry Vlll.

[@davidcross9811]

Parliament had far fewer powers under Henry’s regime than they did by the time Charles’ reign rolled about.

[@bill5328]

@Stalwart Grantist if a Parliamentarian crossed HenryV111 his head got stuck on a spike outside traitors gate. I suppose he was a fine husband as well?. Total Monarchy produced men like him, he reformed the church to protestantism but received holy Communion on his death bed.

[@kkandsims4612]

Oddly I think Henry the 8th was strangely liked by the people .

[@olufemiolumilua4689]

Yes, boss! Dis depicts weakness on Charles' side. Henry VIII would rather have all d parliamentarians' heads.

[@justanotherhappyhumanist8832]

Based Eagle That’s not true. Henry VIII was a brutal tyrant, and by the end of his reign, he had completely stolen any form of power from the people, and given himself the right to do whatever he wanted, to anyone he wanted. He didn’t care a jot about the Magna Carta or citizen’s rights.

[@rbachawnghlut2812]

Narration was incredible. Best of all

[@MaryAnneRosato]

Jonathan Clarkson's portrayal of King Charles I is why I keep watching this video over and over. ❤

[@richardwhitfill5253]

Very well done..I enjoyed this program. Richard in Dallas

[@fonandoozmando5961]

Holy moly, didn't know Sam Hyde used to be a king

[@petah-peoplefortheendlesst4668]

He's the King of the Jews, the messiah

[@rpm1796]

Well done Mr. Lord, and team.

[@Nanno00]

This was so well done and captivating.

[@PauloYukio346]

Why is KZbin algorithm recommending this right now? Is KZbin trying to tell us something? 🤔

[@kunalsingh9116]

Background music??? Anyone please

[@Tiresias55]

The intro from 0:00 to 1:46 is just breathtaking, I love the music and beat. Was enthralled and watched through to the end. Love the production, a masterful retelling of King Charles' execution. Growing up I always allied myself with the Roundheads, I am Protestant, so believed this was right. However, Having heard all of the evils comitted by Cromwell, if I were there now, I would have taken up arms as a cavalier.

[@giovanni6636]

Traitor 🇬🇧

[@Agnosticc]

Yea it was wonderful

[@MusfiqEmonBD]

Yes,absolutely

[@maximiliancromwell3593]

What's the music played at the end.

[@johnvirge4946]

Well narrated... Good work !

[@Jabsta08]

Awesome!! Love this

[@justbraks]

I'd love to know the name of the background music

[@Unpug]

This is extremely and crazily well made holy cow

[@MsAggie78]

The music is straight up SEXY. NUMEROUS people have asked about it. GIVE US THE MUSIC!!!!

[@mattjenkins5728]

This is sad, he's a brave man, he handled it with courage.

[@iamAwesomo1994]

they ended up asking his son to come be king years later anyway when they realized they wanted the monarchy.

[@adityas3587]

Yeah King Charles's story is very tragic I even teared up a little bit up

[@jamiemiddleditch1999]

@@iamAwesomo1994 and we have had a monarchy ever since lol. In over 1000 years we spent 15 years without a monarch. The good thing about monarchy in the UK is it works with Democracy, a very useful asset in diplomacy and on the world stage. Plus, changing the UK to a republic doesn't sound right... the United Republic (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) Doesnt have the same ring as United Kingdom. Lol status quo is good

[@Gleifel]

@@jamiemiddleditch1999 ok so I agree, in the 15 years that the uk was a republic the public hated it, the monarchy never had much power when parliament called it back though. Although the monarchy did coerce parliament into rounding up the regicides and executing them by hanging, drawing and quartering.

[@NathanDudani]

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[@bennythepooh4905]

Seeing how that vermin Cromwell’s remains have been desecrated & Charle’s honour restored, is the answer to that last question.

[@alberto-279]

this has to be the best history video ever

[@CKyIe]

Well, Sam kind of deserved to die, what with all the people he's killed over the years.

[@mrttripz3236]

Nathan he couldn’t keep getting away with it forever...