Tyrannicide brief, the: the story of the man who sent charles i to the scaffold
Auteur :
Robertson, Geoffrey
Éditeur :
Vintage Publishing
ISBN :
9780099459194
Date de publication :
5 oct. 2006
Dimensions :
19,7 x 13,0 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
322 g
Format :
B-format paperback
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister, John Cooke. Cooke was a plebeian, son of a poor farmer, but he had the courage to bring the King's trial to its dramatic conclusion: the English republic.