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The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man Who Sent Charles I to the Scaffold

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 | #450446 in Books |  Robertson, Geoffrey |  2007-10-09 |  2007-10-09 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.90 x5.20l,.97 | File type: PDF | 464 pages

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||11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.| Lex vs. Rex|By Christian Schlect|John Cooke, who held progressive views of the law that were well ahead of his time and who was a key actor in the trial of King Charles I, is rightly rescued from the dusty corners of English history by the very knowledgeable Mr. Robertson. The heretofore forgotten Cooke emerges a fitting hero to all who believe in the rule of law.

From The New Yorker|In 1649, after Oliver Cromwell and his army had taken King Charles I prisoner, they had to decide what to do with him. The easiest option, according to a contemporary, was assassination, "for w

Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 Parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a king who claimed to be above the law. In the end, they chose the radical lawyer John Cooke, whose Puritan conscience, political vision, and love of civil liberties gave him the courage to bring the king to trial. As a result, Charles I was beheaded, but eleven years later Cooke himself was arrested, tried, a...

You easily download any file type for your device.The Tyrannicide Brief: The Story of the Man Who Sent Charles I to the Scaffold   |  Geoffrey Robertson.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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