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Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, was executed on Tuesday, 30 January 1649 [b] outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London. The execution was the culmination of political and military conflicts between the royalists and the parliamentarians in England during the English Civil War , leading to the capture and trial of Charles.
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.. Charles 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 his life.
A plate depicting the trial of Charles I in January 1649, from John Nalson's "Record of the Trial of Charles I, 1688" in the British Museum.. The Trial of Charles I was a significant event in English history that took place in January 1649, marking the first time a reigning monarch was tried and executed by his own subjects.
Although Royal authority in political and religious matters were key issues, fought primarily over political power and religious authority. Charles was defeated in the 1642 to 1646 First English Civil War [1] In January 1649 a trial was arranged, composed of 135 commissioners. Some were informed beforehand of their summons, and refused to ...
Iola Price Ahl (1970), Opposing Theories of Succession to the English Throne, 1681-1714; Howard Nenner (1995), The Right to be King: the succession to the Crown of England, 1603-1714, University of North Carolina Press, ISBN 9780807822470; Jason L. Craig (1998), A Historiographical Look at the Succession to the English Throne
Brother became king 1 January 1511 Son born to king Henry VIII: Henry Tudor, Duke of Cornwall: Heir apparent Son 1 January 1511 Born 22 February 1511 Died Margaret, Queen of Scotland [9] [10] Heiress presumptive Sister 22 February 1511 Nephew died 18 February 1516 Daughter born to king Mary Tudor: Heiress presumptive Daughter 18 February 1516 ...
In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death on Sept. 8, 2022, an updated line of succession comes to the House of Windsor. In a statement from Clarence House, the former Prince Of Wales, 73, has ...
King Charles the Martyr, or Charles, King and Martyr, is a title of Charles I, who was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649. The title is used by high church Anglicans who regard Charles's execution as a martyrdom .