Originally Posted by
LaxtonLad
I've been reading "Killers Of The King". It's the factual account of the arrest, trial and execution of King Charles I and the vengeful chase of the signatories of his death warrant by his son Charles I and the restored parliament. It's written by Charles Spencer, brother of Lady Diana, and at times it reads almost like a thriller. The executions are particularly gruesome and the atmosphere of the mid 17th century is so real you could almost smell Baldrick. It's a highly original style of writing history, not cobwebby at all.