The £12,000 chance to walk in Charles I’s shoes

An unexpected but welcome entry to Bonhams’ latest sale of Fine Books, Atlases, Manuscripts & Historical Photographs was a pair of 17th century linen, leather and black silk shoes.

Not just any shoes but reputedly those worn by Charles I on Tuesday, January 30, 1649 – the day of…

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