Born:
November 19, 1600
Died:
January 30, 1649
Age:
48
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Summary

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Charles I with M. de St Antoine by Anthony van Dyck, 1633
Charles I with M. de St Antoine by Anthony van Dyck, 1633
Charles (in the dock with his back to the viewer) facing the High Court of Justice, 1649
Charles (in the dock with his back to the viewer) facing the High Court of Justice, 1649
Portrait by Gerrit van Honthorst, 1628
Portrait by Gerrit van Honthorst, 1628
Portrait by Robert Peake of Charles as Duke of York and Albany, c. 1610
Portrait by Robert Peake of Charles as Duke of York and Albany, c. 1610
Portrait of Charles as Prince of Wales after Daniel Mytens, c. 1623
Portrait of Charles as Prince of Wales after Daniel Mytens, c. 1623
Memorial to Charles I at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
Memorial to Charles I at Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight
Henrietta Maria (c. 1633) by Sir Anthony van Dyck
Henrietta Maria (c. 1633) by Sir Anthony van Dyck
Charles at his trial by Edward Bower, 1649. He let his beard and hair grow long because Parliament had dismissed his barber, and he refused to let anyone else near him with a razor.[191]
Charles at his trial by Edward Bower, 1649. He let his beard and hair grow long because Parliament had dismissed his barber, and he refused to let anyone else near him with a razor.[191]
Engraving by Simon de Passe of Charles and his parents, King James and Queen Anne, c. 1612
Engraving by Simon de Passe of Charles and his parents, King James and Queen Anne, c. 1612
Contemporary German print of Charles I's decapitation
Contemporary German print of Charles I's decapitation
Triple portrait of Charles I from three angles by Anthony van Dyck, 1635–36
Triple portrait of Charles I from three angles by Anthony van Dyck, 1635–36
Charles I's five eldest children, 1637. The future Charles II is depicted at centre, stroking the dog.
Charles I's five eldest children, 1637. The future Charles II is depicted at centre, stroking the dog.
Charles depicted as a victorious and chivalrous Saint George in an English landscape by Rubens, 1629–30.[b]
Charles depicted as a victorious and chivalrous Saint George in an English landscape by Rubens, 1629–30.[b]
A nineteenth-century painting depicting Charles before the battle of Edgehill, 1642
A nineteenth-century painting depicting Charles before the battle of Edgehill, 1642
The image of Charles being mocked by Cromwell's soldiers was used by French artist Hippolyte Delaroche in his 1836 painting, Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers, rediscovered in 2009, as an allegory to the more recent similar events in France, felt to be still too recent to paint
The image of Charles being mocked by Cromwell's soldiers was used by French artist Hippolyte Delaroche in his 1836 painting, Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers, rediscovered in 2009, as an allegory to the more recent similar events in France, felt to be still too recent to paint
Sixpence of Charles I
Sixpence of Charles I
 
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