Edward Whalley
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Edward Whalley was an English military leader during the English Civil War and was one of the regicides who signed the death warrant of King Charles I of England.
Judges' Cave, where Goffe and Whalley hid
Memorial stone commemorating the location in Hadley, at 102 Russell Street, near Whalley St., where Whalley & Goffe stayed in hiding. The stone reads: REGICIDES LT. GEN. EDWARD WHALLEY, MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM GOFFE, HERE FOUND REFUGE IN THE CELLAR OF THE REV. JOHN RUSSELL, JR., 1664–1676.
Regicide
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Regicide is the purposeful killing of a monarch and is often associated with a violent change in the regime, as in a revolution. A regicide can also be the person responsible for the killing. The word
Edward Whalley
…Edward Whalley (c. 1607 – c. 1675) was an English military leader during the English Civil War and was one of the regicides who signed the death warrant of King Charles I of England. The exact dates of his birth and death are unknown. He was the second son of Richard Whalley…
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey Delaroche detail
A contemporary print depicting Charles I's beheading