A review by jroberts1995
Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I by Charles Spencer

3.0

Having recently read a book on the English Civil Wars, I found Charles Spencer's Killers of the King rather easy to follow and refreshingly focused. Many popular histories are prone to meandering, with author's intended direction becoming unclear amidst an excess of background information. That certainly isn't the case with Spencer's account, which rarely departs from its premise of following the trials and tribulations of the men who consented to the execution of King Charles I. Relatively little is said of Oliver Cromwell and, were this a film, Richard Cromwell would barely receive credit as an extra.
I'd recommend this without hesitation to anyone with an interest in the consequences of the English Civil Wars and the basis for the Restoration. However, for those who haven't approached the subject before, it would probably make for a confusing introduction.