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#OnThisDay, 30 January in 1649, King Charles I was executed for treason – marking the first state execution of a monarch in England’s history. Now as we know (a little too well at the moment...) January tends to be bitterly cold, and it is for this reason that we believe a special silk vest was commissioned to help prevent the King from shivering and appearing afraid in his last moments as he famously declared "I fear not death." Curator Meriel Jeater shares the story of the journey that led to

#FPReels: Afghanistan: Thousands Gather As Taliban Carries Out Public Execution Crowds gathered at a sports stadium in eastern Afghanistan to watch the Taliban carry out a public execution of a man convicted of murder on December 2. The individual, identified as Mangal, is the 12th person executed in public since the Taliban regained control in 2021. According to authorities, he was shot three times by a relative of the victim, in line with Afghanistan’s “retaliatory punishment” system. Mangal w