The Cult of King Charles the Martyr

by Andrew Lacey

The cult of King Charles the Martyr did not spring into life fully formed in January 1649. Its component parts were fashioned during Charles's captivity and were readily available to preachers and eulogists in the weeks and months after the regicide. However, it was the publication of the 'Eikon Basilike' in early February 1649 that established the image of Charles as a suffering, innocent king, walking in the footsteps of his Saviour to his own Calvary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851159222
• ISBN13: 9780851159225
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"