Henry Smith (regicide) Henry Smith (regicide) Henry Smith (1620–1668) was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I. He was born in Withcote, Leicestershire in 1620; son of Henry Smith born in 1589 and Frideswide (Fritzjoyce) Wright. He studied at Oxford University and Lincoln's Inn. He married miss Holland. In 1640 he was elected MP for Leicestershire. In January 1649, as a commissioner of the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I at the trial of King Charles, he was 19th of the 59 signatories on the death warrant of the King. After the
Killing Mr. Griffin Holland, was published by Hachette Audio and features the modernized text. In the letter Mr. Griffin wrote for Susan, he comments, "It is indeed the little deaths, the small daily rejections of our well meant offerings that render the soul lifeless." Duncan refers to this as one of the main themes in the novel, adding that the students "were killing [Mr. Griffin]'s soul before they killed him physically." "Killing Mr. Griffin" also explores the downsides of peer pressure. Due to Susan's desire for peer acceptance, she becomes involved in the plan to kidnap Mr. Griffin. The group has to deal