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Charles I was born in Fife on 19 November 1600, the second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. On the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 James became king of England and Ireland.
Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [ a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of ...
Childhood & Early Life. Charles was born on 19 November 1600, in Dunfermline, Scotland,to King James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. He was created Duke of Albany, the traditional title of the second son of the king of Scotland, on 23 December 1600. His father became the king of England on March 1603. His parents and older siblings left for ...
Feb 17, 2011 · Common wisdom has it that the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 was a desperate, aberrant act by a small and reluctant minority of English parliamentarians - opposed by the right-thinking ...
Jun 11, 2018 · Charles I (1600–49), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–49). Charles was the second son of James VI and Anne of Denmark. Born in Scotland, he moved to England in 1604 after his father ascended the English throne. He developed into a somewhat reserved, scholarly boy, who hero-worshipped his charismatic elder brother Prince Henry.
Feb 17, 2011 · The great equestrian portrait, Charles I on horseback, 1638, depicts him as conquering hero and emperor of Great Britain at a time when he was preparing to go to war with his rebellious Scots ...
