On this day in 1649, King Charles I was led from St James's Palace to Banqueting House on Whitehall, in front of which he was beheaded, thus drawing a gory line under the English Civil War.

How Charles II became King of England (and the bedroom): Born on this day, monarch survived the Civil War and execution of his father before dramatic rise to the throne - and had 12 illegitimate ...

English Civil War history buffs re-enact King Charles I's march along The Mall to the scaffold to be executed 370 years ago. History enthusiasts led a procession from St James Palace on the Mall ...

As passions continue to rise in this country, it is interesting to compare our situation with that of the English Civil War (1639–1650), in which the number of dead and wounded, as a percentage ...

Charles I became King of England in 1625. He repeatedly fell out with the English Parliament, which resulted in the outbreak of a civil war in 1642. The execution of Charles I ...

Ballads from the time of the Stuarts will be sung at a public event tomorrow to mark the anniversary of Charles I's execution. The King was beheaded in Westminster on January 30, 1649 some years ...

As passions continue to rise in this country, it is interesting to compare our situation with that of the English Civil War (1639–1650), in which the number of dead and wounded, as a percentage ...