Battle books event
13 Jun 2024
Librarian Josh Flint with the centuries-old court report from the infamous trial of King Charles I, which will be revealed later this month during a fascinating event in Leeds. The remarkable book was created more than 360 years ago, and recounts in exhaustive detail the unprecedented week-long trial in 1649, which saw the King convicted of tyranny and treason and sentenced to death in the aftermath of the English Civil War.
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