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Late May – England presents an ultimatum to France and Scotland. [3] 19 June – Charles V visits England for six weeks and signs the Treaty of Windsor pledging a joint invasion of France, bringing England into the Italian War of 1521–1526. [2] Henry VIII has the Round Table at Winchester Castle repainted with his own image for the visit.
Charles's nomenclature as Holy Roman Emperor was Charles V (also Karl V and Carolus V), though earlier in his life he was known by the names of Charles of Ghent (after his birthplace in Flanders), Charles II as Duke of Burgundy, and Charles I as King of Spain (Carlos I) and Archduke of Austria (Karl I).
The History of Scotland 1542–1603 (1759) (3 vols.) History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V, with a View of the Progress of Society in Europe (1769) (3 later 4 vols.) The History of America (1777, 1796) (3 vols.) An Historical Disquisition Concerning the Knowledge Which the Ancients Had of India (1791)
Charles I of England (1600–1649), Scottish and English king, executed Charles II of England (1630–1685), his son, Scottish and English king Charles Edward Stuart (1720–1788), aka "Bonnie Prince Charlie" or "The Young Pretender", Jacobite claimant to the thrones of Scotland, England and Ireland
King Charles III is today being presented with the Scottish crown jewels, including a crown and sceptre, to mark his coronation. The ceremony takes place at St Giles' Cathedral, and will include a ...
Charles led the country at the Whitehall memorial in commemorating the end of the First World War and other conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces. Watch as King Charles leads ...
1933: The first television revue, Looking In, is broadcast on the BBC. The musical revue featured the Paramount Astoria dancing girls. Broadcast live by the BBC using John Logie Baird's 30-line mechanical television system, part of this performance was recorded onto a 7" aluminum disc using a primitive home recording process called Silvatone ...
King Charles has today become a patron of his old school in Scotland, Gordonstoun. The Monarch, 75, accepted the role previously held by his father, Prince Philip, to mark the anniversary of his ...