Charles Spencer tells the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men who signed Charles Is death warrant in this Sunday Times bestsellerSeamless pacy and riveting . exceptional ALISON WEIRThe virtues of a thriller and of scholarship are potently combined TOM HOLLANDOutstanding a thrilling tale of retribution and bloody sacrifice JESSIE CHILDSJanuary 1649. After seven years of fighting in the bloodiest war in Britains history Parliament faced a problem what to do with a defeated king a king who refused to surrenderParliamentarians resolved to do the unthinkable to disregard the Divine Right of Kings and hold Charles I to account for the appalling suffering and slaughter endured by his people.