Daniel Axtell
Colonel Daniel Axtell, c. 1622 to 19 October 1660, was a grocer and religious radical from Hertfordshire who served with the Parliamentarian army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He was in charge of security during the Trial of Charles I at Westminster Hall in January 1649, and as a result was excluded from the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion after the 1660 Stuart Restoration. He was hanged, drawn and quartered for treason on 19 October 1660.
Daniel Axtell | |
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| Born | 1622 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 19 October 1660 (aged 37–38) Tyburn, London |
| Resting place | His Head Set Up on Westminster Hall |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, Cromwellian, Roundhead |
| Known for | Pride's Purge, Regicide |
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