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John Cook (regicide)
1660Oct, 16

John Cook (regicide)

John Cook, English politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales (b. 1608)
John Cook (baptised 18 September 1608 – 16 October 1660) was the first Solicitor General of the English Commonwealth and led the prosecution of Charles I. Following The Restoration, Cook was convicted of regicide and hanged, drawn and quartered on 16 October 1660. He is considered an international legal icon and progenitor of international criminal law for being the first lawyer to prosecute a head of state for crimes against his people.

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Events on 1660

  • 13Feb

    Second Northern War

    With the death of Swedish King Charles X Gustav, the Swedish government begins to seek peace with Sweden's enemies in the Second Northern War, something that Charles had refused. As his son and successor on the throne, Charles XI, is only four years old, a regency rules Sweden until 1672.
  • 29May

    Charles II of England

    English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
  • 1Jun

    Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Mary Dyer is hanged for defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • 17Oct

    Hanged, drawn and quartered

    Nine regicides, the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I, are hanged, drawn and quartered.
  • 28Nov

    Royal Society

    At Gresham College, twelve men, including Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, John Wilkins, and Sir Robert Moray decide to found what is later known as the Royal Society.