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Article: THE KING ON THE SCAFFOLD.(relics from the execution of Charles I)
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- History Today
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- January 1, 1999
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Kay Staniland discusses the authenticity of the `ghastly' relics claiming to have originated from Charles's execution
That a tragic royal death has a power to fascinate and evoke widespread emotions, has been amply demonstrated recently. Personal belongings become transformed into cherished memorabilia, mystical embodiments of the deceased.
Of the wide range of royal personalia scattered thoughout public and private collections, the most poignant items must be those pieces of clothing gathered in the wake of Charles I's execution in Whitehall 350 years ago. These were treasured possessions in royalist families, passed from generation to generation. Some ...