473K views · 1K reactions | Contender for Best Documentary Feature, FREE SOLO is "a masterpiece nearly as impressive in execution as the climb itself." | National Geographic TV | Facebook

26K views · 1.2K reactions | On the morning of 30 January 1649, King Charles I made his way from St James’s Palace to The Banqueting House, where a scaffold was erected for his execution. He had been charged with high treason at the end of the Civil War and his Death Warrant had been signed by 59 commissioners. For the next 11 years, England would have no monarch. Read on: bit.ly/CharlesIBH | Historic Royal Palaces | Facebook

#OnThisDay, 30 January in 1649, King Charles I was executed for treason – marking the first state execution of a monarch in England’s history. Now as we know (a little too well at the moment...) January tends to be bitterly cold, and it is for this reason that we believe a special silk vest was commissioned to help prevent the King from shivering and appearing afraid in his last moments as he famously declared "I fear not death." Curator Meriel Jeater shares the story of the journey that led to

949K views · 5.9K reactions | AI Recreates The Execution of King Charles I in 1649 | TerrifyingMyths | Facebook

Cromwell, in a dark mood, decided it was time to reckon with the king. With the army behind him, he pushed for Charles I's trial, forcing judges to agree to his execution. Was this an act of passion or a necessary evil? Charles paid the price for his duplicity. Cromwell's reputation suffered too. #OliverCromwell #CharlesI #EnglishHistory #RoyalExecution #17thCentury #PoliticalIntrigue | Timeline - World History

25K views · 138 reactions | #onthisday 20th January 1649 The trial of...