Charles I's Execution
From Mon Jan 21
© Historic Royal Palaces
Time Out says
This new, permanent display tells the story of the execution of Charles I who, on January 30 1649, spent his final few hours inside Whitehall Palace before walking across the Banqueting Hall and out of a window on to the scaffold. The display outlines the story of the events leading up to his execution through a series of banners which visitors will be able to read as they climb the stairs to the main Banqueting Hall. There's also a short film that shows Charles's final few hours, when he burned his private papers, bid farewell to his youngest children and said his prayers, displayed beneath the full length portrait of Charles by Daniel Mytens.
Banqueting House details
Banqueting House
This handsome Italianate mansion, which was designed by Inigo Jones and constructed in 1620, was the first true Renaissance building in London....
Read full venue reviewTransport Westminster/Charing Cross
0844 482 7777
10am-5pm Mon-Sat (on occasion closes at 1pm for private functions; check opening times before your visit: 0844 482 7777)
£5, £4 concs; under-16s free
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