One of the most shocking executions of English History was the execution of the King, Charles I. Following the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell and Parliament sought to put the King on trial for his actions, and he stood accused of causing the Civil War and also of treason. He was found guilty and shockingly was condemned to death, being sentenced to death by the court. Many signed the King's death warrant, however it was a cold January afternoon when the death sentence was carried out. In front of a huge crowd in London, outside of the Banqueting House, Charles I made his way out onto the scaffold. Thousands had come to witness the execution of the King, and stood on the scaffold was the executioner, armed with his huge axe.

Charles I was beheaded by the commoners axe, however the identity of the man who executed the King, and killed Charles I is still not 100% known. The mystery of the man who chopped the head off the King of England is one that is still captivating, and most historians point towards the hangman of London, the commoner's hangman Richard Brandon. He was an experienced man who took the head off the King in one swift blow, such was the accuracy. But there are other men who were accused of executing King Charles I.

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