The life of Sir John Danvers c.1588? - 1655 Signing the Death Warrant of Charles I

Sir John Danvers was one of the regicides who signed Charles I's death-warrant in 1649. "Although Danvers was a long-time courtier, he was often disaffected". Summers surmises that "the year 1624 seems to mark the beginning of Sir John Danvers's hostility to the Crown". See: The Dictionary of National Biography entry on Danvers Noble, Mark. Lives of the English Regicides. 2 vols. London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1798.

The most famous single document preserved in the care of the House of Lords Record Office is undoubtedly the Death Warrant of King Charles I. History and text of the warrant

The reason Charles I was executed.

Pictures of the warrant Sir John signed it "Davers".

The production of the death warrant of Charles I.

The regicides (those who signed the death warrant).

Updated 12 Sep 2004              (C) Gary Danvers

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