Legend has it that one October morning, in 1644, when moving close to the window to get better light to conduct his morning toilet, Charles I was almost removed from history. A bullet, shot by a Parliamentarian soldier, crashed through the glass and embedded itself in the wooden panelling, narrowly missing the king of England. The bullet hole from this alleged attempt on the king’s life can be seen in the King Charles Room in Shaw House, a Tudor mansion. After many years in the hands of various private owners,…
