The remaining bulk of the book then traces the movements and eventual fates (most of them bloody) of the regicides, those men who made the decision to execute their king. Although Charles II had promised a pardon to those who recognized his rule, such measures of grace did not extend to those who had a hand in beheading his dear father. What follows is a bloody and chaotic manhunt for the regicides. Spencer details the internal politics as some figures within the new government scrambled to prove their loyalty to the new king, while others fled to the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the colonies in North America. We read accounts of regicides hunted down and brutally assassinated by bounty hunters as the long arm of the new monarchy stretched across nations. We see Cromwell’s body exhumed and posthumously executed on the twelfth anniversary of the king’s death. Spencer likewise details many of the gory ends that several regicides endured, as they were hung, drawn, and quartered. This is described in vivid detail, which reads much like Foucault’s infamous introduction to Discipline and Punish. As these retributive executions went on, however, Spencer argues that they became less effective tools for the Royalists, and the regicides began to be shaped into the image of martyrs. Shapiro, Lila (2017-10-30). "Lin-Manuel Miranda on How The Kingkiller Chronicles Inspired Moana". Vulture . Retrieved 2021-07-31. Christopher Paolini Interviews Pat Rothfuss, archived from the original on 2021-12-20 , retrieved 2021-07-31

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On Jan. 26, 1661, in Westminster Abbey, the tomb of Oliver Cromwell was broken open and his corrupted corpse was removed. Four days later, it was ritually hanged and beheaded at Tyburn before thousands of jeering onlookers. Cromwell’s severed head, encased in an iron cage, was then skewered on a pike and erected before the House of Lords. There it remained for a quarter century—an emblem of the wages of treason. Cowles, Gregory (2014-12-05). "Inside the List". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-07-31. The Lightning Tree, a novella, was published in Rogues (2014), edited by George R. R. Martin& Gardner Dozois. The Lightning Tree takes place in the frame setting of The Kingkiller Chronicle, and includes characters from the trilogy. Kroll, Justin (2018-01-29). "Sam Raimi to Direct 'Kingkiller Chronicle' for Lionsgate and Lin-Manuel Miranda (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved 2018-01-31.For all Spencer’s attempts at objectivity – he is relatively clear-eyed about parliamentarian atrocities, and avoids painting Charles as a monster – this is still a story about heroes and villains. Following John Milton, who wrote that the killing of Charles had been “an action so distinguished, so worthy of heroic ages”, Spencer sees the regicides as “courageous men who dared to kill a king in the hope of bringing peace to their traumatised land”. Even if Charles’s execution was a good day’s work, it need not mean that the men behind it were any less bigoted or controversial than the king they chopped down. Furthermore, his attention towards the horrific sights, smells, and sounds of hanging, drawing, and quartering is quite intimate and explicit. While some of his descriptions may overwhelm those with particularly weak stomachs, his representations are indeed accurate and paint the regicides in a rather heroic light. While these scenes are often repeated several times through the subsequent arrests, trials, and executions of more and more regicides, reach one still remains unique in their capacity to fascinate and perturb. How Old Holly Came to Be", an experimental short story, was published in Unfettered (2013), edited by Shawn Speakman. At the start of the book, we are brought in media res, just after the events of the English Civil War and the immense bloodshed that it wrought upon the fields of England. Spencer paints a picture of Charles I as a king who had a grandiose view of his authoritative powers, and after the fighting against the armies of Parliament, he began to be viewed increasingly as a tyrant. The narrative begins with the captivity and trial of King Charles I, as he repeatedly shows his contempt for Parliament and the courts, asserting that they have no right to try a king. Despite all of his protestations and sincere belief in his own divinely appointed authority, many of Charles’s judges were former soldiers, still bitter over the bloody events of the English Civil War. In a brief account, Spencer speeds through the execution of King Charles I in January of 1649 in the second chapter, which is followed by a brief account of the 10-year Interregnum (the republic Commonwealth government in England during the rule of Cromwell), as well as eventual restoration of the monarchy under Charles I’s son, King Charles II in 1660. Rothfuss began writing the series in 1994, [5] under the working title The Song of Flame and Thunder; the name was changed because he disliked it, as well as to avoid confusion with the George R. R. Martin series A Song of Ice and Fire. [6] The first draft of the trilogy was completed in 2000, [7] a draft he described as "a hot mess". [5]

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Rethinking Your Thoughts About Writing", Renovating Your Writing, Routledge, pp.17–22, 2015-09-25, doi: 10.4324/9781315662879-8, ISBN 978-1-315-66287-9 , retrieved 2022-04-13 Kingkiller Chronicle" editor believes author hasn't written anything for years". Newsweek. 2020-07-27 . Retrieved 2021-07-31. McNally, Victoria (July 19, 2013). "Rothfuss Fans, Your Time Has Come: The Kingkiller Chronicle Optioned for TV Series". Geekosystem. Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Kingkiller Chronicles' Series Set At Showtime". Deadline . Retrieved 27 October 2017. Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Kingkiller Chronicle' Not Moving Forward At Showtime, Being Shopped By Lionsgate TV". Deadline . Retrieved 23 October 2019.Nearly three years earlier, Cromwell had been interred with stately pomp. During the English Civil War he had commanded the victorious armies of Parliament against King Charles I. He had engineered the king’s public trial for treason and then his execution in 1649, eventually ruling all of Britain as Lord Protector. But this revolution did not survive his death, and in 1660 the monarchy was restored by the king’s eldest son, Charles II. Oliver Cromwell, once lionized by John Milton himself as “our chief of men,” was now the hated ringleader of the regicides.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda to Produce Feature Film, TV Series Adaptation of 'Kingkiller Chronicles' ". TheWrap. 2016-11-29 . Retrieved 2016-11-29. On August 18, 1648, with no relief from the siege in sight, the royalist garrison holding Colchester Castle surrendered and Oliver Cromwell’s army firmly ended the rule of Charles I of England. To send a clear message to the fallen monarch, the rebels executed four of the senior officers captured at the castle. Yet still, the king refused to accept he had lost the war. As France and other allies mobilized in support of Charles, a tribunal was hastily gathered and a death sentence was passed. On January 30, 1649, the King of England was executed. This is the account of the fifty-nine regicides, the men who signed Charles I’s death warrant. Recounting a little-known corner of British history, Charles Spencer explores what happened when the Restoration arrived. From George Downing, the chief plotter, to Richard Ingoldsby, who claimed he was forced to sign his name by his cousin Oliver Cromwell, and from those who returned to the monarchist cause and betrayed their fellow regicides to those that fled the country in an attempt to escape their punishment, Spencer examines the long-lasting, far-reaching consequences not only for those who signed the warrant, but also for those who were present at the trial and for England itself. A powerful tale of revenge from the dark heart of England’s past, and a unique contribution to seventeenth-century history, Killers of the King tells the incredible story of the men who dared to assassinate a monarch. Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I by Charles Spencer – eBook Details Mastrangeli, Tony (2019-05-24). "Greater Than Games has acquired Cheapass Games". Board Game Quest . Retrieved 2021-11-04.January, 1649. After seven years of fighting in the bloodiest war in Britain's history, Parliament faced a problem: what to do with a defeated king, a king who refused to surrender? Spencer is particularly adept at describing settings and narrative events in a cinematic way. Whether relaying the covert assisination of Isaac Dorislaus, describing the gruesome death of Thomas Harrison at the first public execution, or taking us through the harrowing, narrow escapes of Goffe and Whalley, Spencer has a keen eye for detail and storytelling. Short, particularized scenes such as these are where this book truly shines. Spencer also includes a collection of full-colored images and portraits in the center of the volume, which helps to put faces to the many names of the regicides that arise throughout the work. In 2002, Rothfuss entered and won a Writers of the Future contest, which led him to a workshop with author Tim Powers. [8] This eventually led him to meeting his agent, who helped Rothfuss revise the first third of the story—now entitled The Name of the Wind—and sold it to DAW, [9] which published the book in March 2007. r/KingkillerChronicle - Pat on how much he cares about finishing Book 3: "If I didn't care about the book, you would have it by now". , retrieved 2021-07-31

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Rather than face trial or execution for treason, some of the regicides managed to escape, either by dying conveniently before the long arm of royal authority could get to them, or by fleeing far away. One lived out his days as a gardener in the Netherlands. But even those who went into exile were not necessarily safe: some were forced to move restlessly from place to place, pursued by informers and assassins for whom a regicide’s scalp was a sought-after prize. The sleepy Swiss hamlet of Vevey harboured several of these refugees, protecting them from multiple attempts on their lives. One of their number chose unwisely to venture further afield, only to die riddled with bullets in a Lausanne churchyard, while others kept running as far as New England, only to find that the new king’s revenge followed them there. The series has received critical acclaim. George R. R. Martin called The Wise Man's Fear his favourite fantasy novel of 2011, and said he wished he had written it. [46] Authors such as Brandon Sanderson, [47] Ursula K. Le Guin, Robin Hobb, Tad Williams, Anne McCaffrey, [48] and Michael Chabon [49] have expressed their admiration for the series. Lin-Manuel Miranda credited the books for inspiring a song in his show Hamilton, as well as a story beat in the Walt Disney film Moana. [50]

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Sanderson, Brandon (2011-03-01). "Review of THE WISE MAN'S FEAR". Brandon Sanderson . Retrieved 2021-07-31. Bradley, Laura. "Secret Geek Lin-Manuel Miranda Might Be Making the Next Game of Thrones". Vanity Fair. However, one of the more glaring issues from a historian’s perspective is the issue of sources, and just which sources are used to build a particular historical narrative. While I must plead that I was rather ignorant of the historical execution of Charles I before reading this work, I couldn’t quite shake the feeling that the narrative, which pits the heroic, brave regicides against a villainous, bloodthirsty monarchy, might be a bit too simplistic. Accordingly, I have since done a bit of research into these events, comparing Spencer’s notes and bibliography to contemporary scholarship. In July 2013, 20th Century Fox optioned The Kingkiller Chronicle for a TV series. The production team included Arnon Milchan, Andrew Plotkin, Brad Weston, and Robert Lawrence. [30] Two years later in October, the rights to the books expired and were reverted to Rothfuss. [31] [32] At the same time, Rothfuss announced that Lionsgate would be involved in adapting the series through a film, TV series, and video game. [32] Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was attached to serve as executive producer of the television series, along with John Rogers, Jennifer Court, Robert Lawrence, and Rothfuss, with music composed by Miranda. [33] [34] [35] [36] Showtime began developing the series as of October 2017 but ended their involvement two years later in September, causing the rights to return to Lionsgate TV, which is shopping it around. [37] [38]