An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
144. The Trial of Charles I Part 2
January 28, 2022
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Attributed to Charles I
Context:
Mentioned as a pamphlet/book published the morning of Charles I's execution, supposedly containing Charles's own reflections. Described as a 'runaway bestseller' that far exceeded parliamentarian attempts to counter it.
Author: John Milton
Context:
Mentioned as Milton's published response to Eikon Basilike, described as an attempt to counter the royalist publication but noted as unable to 'compete in the bestseller stakes.'
Author: John Milton
Context:
Referenced in discussion of political and theological arguments following the trial, specifically Milton's ideas about freedoms going back to man's creation by God.
Author: W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman
Context:
Referenced humorously when discussing the claim that Charles I's head was chopped off and he wandered around the block for a few seconds - 'it's in 1066 and all that. So it must be true.'