Bradshaw became an eminent judge and on 10th January 1649 was appointed lord president of the high court of justice set up to preside at the trial of King Charles I (who was beheaded in Whitehall on ...

John Cook was the lead prosecutor at Charles I’s trial. After the execution, he produced a pamphlet to justify the actions of the court in prosecuting, and killing, the king. In this pamphlet ...