Killing A King
139 views · Published 1 June 2017 · 3:11 · Indexed 6 November 2026
Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2017 · Education
Today, Dave and Sian are walking the ancient landscape of Cwm Nantcol, a wild and beautiful spot in the Snowdonia National Park. Dave has been talking to the local landowner and farmer, who is a descendant of Colonel John Jones (1597 - 1660), one of the fifty-nine men who signed the death warrant of Charles I. The colonel is often surnamed Jones Maesygarnedd, after the name of his estate. The land bears the same name today. The English Civil War was one of the most traumatic eras in English history, and to be part of the process that sentenced a reigning monarch to death earned Colonel John Jones his place in British history. His actions returned to haunt him upon the restoration of Charles II to the throne. In 1660, he was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London and tried for treason. Later that year he suffered the awful fate of being hung, drawn and quartered. He was said to have died with great courage. The Civil War had a lasting impact on British society, and Dave marvels at the continuity that means the Colonel’s descendants continue to work the farm from which he helped shape its momentous events. The valley itself remains a highly atmospheric and ‘thin’ place. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/c/lifethebasicmanual?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
