William Hewlett (regicide)
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On 30 January 1649, Captain William Hewlett was the officer in charge of the soldiers at the execution of Charles I.[1]
After the Restoration, Captain Hewlett was convicted on 15 October 1660 for his part in the regicide of Charles I on January 30, 1649, but was not executed along with the other men who were tried with him: Daniel Axtel and Francis Hacker.
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- ^ Hewlett Genealogy sourced from a book by the Reverend William King (Vicar of Astley 1947-1973), titled "Bells and Pomegranates"
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