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junescott | 15:49 Thu 17th Jan 2002 | History
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Why does Charles I's headstone in St Georges Chapel at Windsor have a different date on it from the true date that he died ? Charles I was executed in 1649, but it says 1648 on the headstone
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I believe it is because he was found guilty of treason in 1648, and so ceased to be King.
19:49 Mon 21st Jan 2002

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