Eikon Basilike by King of England Charles I and John Gauden
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"Eikon Basilike" by King of England Charles I and John Gauden is a spiritual autobiography published in 1649, ten days after Charles I's execution. Written in diary form, it combines prayers forgiving the King's executioners with defenses of his political actions during the English Civil War. The book's authorship remains disputed—while attributed to Charles, Bishop John Gauden later claimed to have written it. Its portrayal of Charles as a martyr proved so
powerful that it became wildly popular, prompting Parliament to commission John Milton's rebuttal and eventually leading to Charles's canonization as the Church of England's only formal saint. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 |
|---|---|
| Author | Gauden, John, 1605-1662 |
| Title |
Eikon Basilike The Pourtracture of His Sacred Majestie, in His Solitudes and Sufferings |
| Alternate Title |
Eikon Basilike The portraiture of his sacred majesty in his solitudes and sufferings |
| Note | Attributed to Charles I, also to John Gauden. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eikon_Basilike |
| Credits |
Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 43.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe |
| Subject | Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 32188 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-32188-2 |
| Release Date | Apr 30, 2010 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 380 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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