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Just how big was the shock by the other powers to Charles's execution?
Did it mean that any Commonwealth would be a pariah state?
By the way (writing as an opponent of the death penalty on principle) what could or should the Commonwealth have done with Charles - given that honestly and reasonably believed no agreement with him could be trusted.