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, Charles I played by Jonathan Clarkson