Witness the trial records and the death warrant of King Charles I with Oliver Cromwell's signature and seal, in the United Kingdom Parliamentary Archives
Examining the trial records and death warrant of King Charles I and highlighting Oliver Cromwell's signature and seal, in the United Kingdom Parliamentary Archives, London.
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Transcript
This is a selection of shots from stock footage held by the Parliamentary Archives featuring the death warrant and the trial record of King Charles I. This is the Parliamentary Archive search room where members of the public come and consult the archives. I'm just taking the trial record out of its box.
This is the start of the trial record referring to Charles Stuart, the King. And here is the start of the trial record unrolled on the table. This is a death warrant of King Charles I. And this is a start of the death warrant showing the text. You can see Charles Stuart at the start.
This is a seal and signature of Cromwell. Shown here from a different angle. And these are all the seals and the signatures of the commissioners who tried King Charles I and agreed he should be executed.
This is the start of the trial record referring to Charles Stuart, the King. And here is the start of the trial record unrolled on the table. This is a death warrant of King Charles I. And this is a start of the death warrant showing the text. You can see Charles Stuart at the start.
This is a seal and signature of Cromwell. Shown here from a different angle. And these are all the seals and the signatures of the commissioners who tried King Charles I and agreed he should be executed.