A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors From the Earliest Period to the Year 1783, ... 2-13 Charles II., 1650-1661 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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This book presents the full proceedings connected to the 1650 trial of Colonel Eusebius Andrews, a barrister who was accused of high treason for his involvement in a plot to overthrow the newly established Commonwealth government. His crime lay in his advocacy for King Charles II against England's new regime. What makes this book historically significant is that it includes Colonel Andrews's own narrative defense as well as the full text of the arguments used against him by the Attorney General. Despite offering evidence that his fellow prisoners knew nothing of his involvement, he was condemned to death. This book offers a captivating historical account of politics, betrayal, law, and justice during a tumultuous time in English history.
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