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Colonel John Downes (1609 – c. 1666) was a commissioner who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England. After the English Restoration he was found guilty of regicide and imprisoned for life.
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John Downes may refer to: John Downes (regicide) (1609–c. 1666), English commissioner convicted of regicide of Charles I of England at the restoration of Charles II. John Downes (prompter) (died c. 1712), English theatre prompter for most of the Restoration period, 1660–1700.
May 30, 2014 · A podcast by Dr Andrew Hopper on the recent controversy among historians about the trial of King Charles I in 1648. He explores the arguments of different scholars on the motives, aims and outcomes of the trial, and the role of John Downes, one of the regicides.
Jan 5, 2013 · The Trial of the King Killers - this is a section of this documentary just focusing on the role of John Donwes and his trial as a regicide in 1660. This has...
John Downes pioneered the re-introduction of traditional sourdough bread to Australia in the 1970s, and is regarded by many as ‘the father of the Australian sourdough bread movement’. He has been described by one food critic as Australia’s “high priest of sourdough”.
Mar 24, 2022 · John 'Sean' Downes clutches his chest as he is fatally wounded by a plastic bullet on 12 August 1984 in Falls Road, Belfast. Photograph: Alan Lewis Northern Ireland
