The Beheading of Charles I Outside of the Banqueting Hall of Whitehall in 1649

Item

Title
The Beheading of Charles I Outside of the Banqueting Hall of Whitehall in 1649
Description
An engraving depicting King Charles I being beheaded outside Banqueting Hall in Whitehall on January 30, 1649. he beheading is shown in stages with the King giving an address to his people with heavenly intervention through a ray of light breaking through the clouds and angels holding laurels for the King.
Creator
Unknown
Source
The Beheading of Charles I Outside the Banqueting Hall of Whitehall in 1649. JSTOR, Wellcome Collection. Accessed April 9, 2026. https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.24887708.
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Publisher
MacEwan University Library
Date
ca.1600-1699
Format
JPEG; 800 x 526 pixels
Language
eng
Type
Still image
Identifier
V0041769
Contributor
Wellcome Collection
Subject
Beheading; Westminster (London, England); Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 Death
Site pages
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