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On this day in 1649 Charles I of England went on trial for treason and other 'high crimes'.

I am sure I saw something about this on TV, one of those sort of history dramas - I think it was mainly political and all to do with the responsibility of being King - a bit King Lear but probably mainly political!

On this day in 1643 Tonga was discovered by Dutch explorer, Abel Tasman.

The easiest way to keep a secret is without help.

Maybe not so easy sometimes secrets just burn away until you just need to get it off your chest. Or is this just me, or maybe it is a female thing. I know I think sometimes proper secrets keep coming back to haunt and can be difficult to deal with.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

I used to think this is true but really it is only when you are young that you can get away with things and not feel the guilt and pain (see above) and as someone who has tried to kinda rekindle that youth I realise you just seem stupid and immature doing somethings when older.