Execution site
The Execution of Charles I
Banqueting House, Whitehall, London
On a freezing day in January 1649, Charles I stepped through a window of the Banqueting House onto a scaffold built outside. He wore two shirts so he would not shiver and appear afraid.
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- When
- 30 January 1649
- Where
- 51.5045, -0.1260
- Group
- Gibbets & executions
Visiting
Historic Royal Palaces, open most days.
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