Francis Hacker
Encyclopedia
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
.
Hacker was one of those soldiers of fortune that rose to rank, and became noticed, throughout the troubles of the times they lived in. Very little is known of his private history, or from what family he was descended. As a soldier and officer he was held in great trust by Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
and his party, and acted a principal part in the trial and execution of King Charles I
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
. The particulars of the share Colonel Hacker had in that transaction, is related by Colonel Tomlinson, at Hacker's trial, in the following words:
Colonel Tomlinson further deposed, "that Colonel Hacker led the King forth on the day of his execution, followed by the bishop of London, and was there in prosecution of that warrant, and upon the same their orders were at an end." This evidence of Tomlinson was corroborated by Colonel Huncks
Hercules Huncks
Hercules Huncks was an English soldier and one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England.Hercules Huncks was born in Warwickshire. Although the rest of his family were Royalist, he joined the Parliamentarians and attained the rank of colonel in the New Model Army...
, who stated that:
Hacker was found guilty, and executed on 19 October 1660 at Tyburn
Tyburn
Tyburn is a former village just outside the then boundaries of London that was best known as a place of public execution.Tyburn may also refer to:* Tyburn , river and historical water source in London...
. His body was put into a hearse sent to the place of execution by his son, who had begged it of the king; and the request being granted, without quartering, the son arranged for burial in the city of London.