The Tyrannicide Brief : The story of the man who sent Charles I to the scaffold
Author(s): Geoffrey Robertson
Radical barrister, John Cooke had the skill and daring to prosecute a King who was above the law. He was the son of a poor Leicestershire farmer whose puritan conscience, political vision and love of civil liberty gave him the courage to bring the trial of Charles I to its dramatic conclusion: the English republic. Cromwell appointed him as a reforming Chief Justice in Ireland, but in 1660 he was dragged back to the Old Bailey, tried and brutally executed. Geoffrey Robertson QC, the internationally renowned human rights lawyer, provides a vivid new reading of the tumultuous Civil War years, exposing long-hidden truths: that the King was guilty as charged; that his execution was necessary to establish the sovereignty of Parliament; that the regicide trials were rigged and their victims should be seen as national heroes. John Cooke was the bravest of barristers, who risked his own life to make tyranny a crime. He originated the right to silence, the'cab rank' rule of advocacy and the duty to act free-of-charge for the poor. First published 2005, now in softback and a fantastic read.
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- : Vintage
- : Vintage
- : 01 January 2006
- : books
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- : Geoffrey Robertson
- : Paperback
- : good
- : 429