Aired Wednesday 13 May, 2:20am - 3:30amon U&Eden

Charles I: Killing a King

Name: 2:20am - Series 1 Episode 2
Start: 2026-05-13T01:20:00Z
End: 2026-05-13T02:30:00Z
Location: U&Eden

Series 1 Episode 2

Tuesday 9th January 1649, crowds gather in Cheapside London as a proclamation is read out. King Charles I will be put on public trial at Westminster Hall in ten days' time; it sends shockwaves through the City.

Category: Documentary / History / Miniseries
Original air date: 18/12/2019

Cast and crew

Lucy SwinglerDirector
Lisa HiltonHost
Will O'ConnellKing Charles I
Branwell BoydThomas Herbert
Steward FletcherJohn Cooke
Emma QuinnAnne Fairfax
Keira AikenPrincess Elizabeth
Sonny ColhounPrince Henry
Barry TippingOliver Cromwell
Michael LaskowskiThomas Fairfax

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