A series of executions of the commissioners who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England concluded; six were hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.

List of regicides of Charles I

The Regicides of Charles I were the men responsible for the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649. The term generally refers to the fifty-nine commissioners who signed the execution warrant. This followed his conviction for treason by the High Court of Justice.

Charles I of England

King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649

Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

Hanged, drawn and quartered

Medieval punishment for high treason

To be hanged, drawn and quartered was a method of torturous capital punishment used principally to execute men convicted of high treason in medieval and early modern Britain and Ireland. The convicted traitor was fastened by the feet to a hurdle, or wooden panel, and drawn…