Owen Rowe
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Owen Rowe, was one of the regicide
s of King Charles I of England
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Rowe worked as haberdasher in London; took part in foundation of colonies of Massachusetts and the Bermudas; captain of green regiment of London trained bands, 1642; colonel, 1646; member of court which tried Charles I, and signed death-warrant; deputy-governor of the Bermudas, 1655; acted with Monck's opponents, 1659; convicted as regicide, 1660; died as a prisoner in the Tower of London.
Regicide
The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a monarch, or the person responsible for the killing of a monarch. In a narrower sense, in the British tradition, it refers to the judicial execution of a king after a trial...
s of King Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
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Rowe worked as haberdasher in London; took part in foundation of colonies of Massachusetts and the Bermudas; captain of green regiment of London trained bands, 1642; colonel, 1646; member of court which tried Charles I, and signed death-warrant; deputy-governor of the Bermudas, 1655; acted with Monck's opponents, 1659; convicted as regicide, 1660; died as a prisoner in the Tower of London.