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In 1649, the radical barrister John Cooke had the courage to bring King Charles I's trial to its dramatic conclusion. He risked his life to make tryanny a crime in his country, and for this was brutally executed. He originated the right to silence and the duty to act free of charge for the poor. He conducted the first trial of a Head of State for waging war on his own people and became an inspiration to the modern world. Vintage Books. 2006. Paper. NEW. $10.00 Show more