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charles_ii_of_england.html <b>Charlesb> was the eldest son of King <b>Charlesb> I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria, born at St James's Palace. <b>Charlesb> II (May 29, 1630 - February 6, 1685) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland (proclaimed by monarchists January 30, 1649; assumed throne at the restoration May 29, 1660 - February 6, 1685). After Richard Cromwell's resignation in 1659 and the civil and military unrest that followed, General George Monck sent a delegation to <b>Charlesb> in Holland, headed by Thomas Fairfax to negotiate terms under which Monck would support <b>Charlesb>' return as King, resulting in the 1660 Declaration of Breda. www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/charles_ii_of_england.html

<b>Charlesb> I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 Parliament’s trust in the king was further undermined when his queen was implicated in the army plot to coerce Parliament, and <b>Charlesb> was suspected of complicity in the Irish rebellion (1641) and its resulting atrocities, especially in Ulster. The negotiations for his marriage to the Spanish infanta were unpopular in England, and <b>Charlesb> himself turned against Spain after his unhappy visit to Madrid (1623) in the company of George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham. <b>Charlesb> governed without Parliament for 11 years after 1629, which were marked by popular opposition to strict enforcement of the practices of the Established Church by Archbishop William Laud and to the ingenious if disingenuous devices employed by the government to obtain funds. www.bartleby.com /65/ch/Charles1Eng.html

Britannia: Monarchs of Britain <b>Charlesb> inherited the incessant financial problems of his father: the refusal of Parliament to grant funds to a king who refused to address the grievances of the nobility. <b>Charlesb> ascended the throne at the age of 25; after a weak, sickly childhood, he became an excellent horseman and a strong-willed king. In 1648, <b>Charlesb> was put on trial for treason; the tribunal, by a vote of 68 to 67, found the king guilty and ordered his execution in 1649. www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon47.html

King <b>Charlesb> the First 1600-1649 King <b>Charlesb> raised his standard at Nottingham Castle on 22 August 1642, which was his call-to-arms and the beginning of the First Civil War. <b>Charlesb> dissolved his first two Parliaments when they attempted to impeach Buckingham but he was forced to call a third because he needed funds to pursue his warlike policies. King <b>Charlesb> I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland whose refusal to compromise over complex religious and political situations led to civil war, his own execution and the abolition of the Monarchy. www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/charles1.htm

<b>Charlesb> III, 879-929, French king (<b>Charlesb> the Simple). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 Raoul of Burgundy was elected king, and <b>Charlesb> was imprisoned. In 893, however, <b>Charlesb> was crowned by a party of nobles and prelates and became sole king at the death of Eudes in 898. As a child he was excluded from the succession at the death (884) of his half brother Carloman and at the deposition (887) of King <b>Charlesb> III (<b>Charlesb> the Fat), who succeeded Carloman. www.bartleby.com /65/ch/Charles3Fr.html

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Emperor <b>Charlesb> V <b>Charlesb>, eager to push the war against the Turks, as well as to restore the unity of Christendom, was ready to partly forego his strict rights both in the Milanese and Burgundy, and to consider the question of the balance of power between his house and that of Valois. <b>Charlesb> was the son of Philip, Duke of Burgundy, by Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and Burgundy was the first heritage to which he at his led, on his fathers death in 1506. <b>Charlesb> had now to consider whether he would allow liberty of action to the Protestant princes of Germany, to whom, under pressure of war, he had made concessions, especially at the Diet of Spires in 1544. www.newadvent.org /cathen/03625a.htm

History of the Monarchy > The Stuarts > <b>Charlesb> I <b>Charlesb> was reserved (he had a residual stammer), self-righteous and had a high concept of royal authority, believing in the divine right of kings. <b>Charlesb> I was born in Fife on 19 November 1600, the second son of James VI of Scotland (from 1603 also James I of England) and Anne of Denmark. <b>Charlesb> did not see his action as surrender, but as an opportunity to regain lost ground by playing one group off against another; he saw the monarchy as the source of stability and told parliamentary commanders 'you cannot be without me: you will fall to ruin if I do not sustain you'. www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page76.asp

<b>Charlesb> VII, King of France (1403-1461) The terms called for Henry V of England to marry <b>Charlesb> VI's daughter, Catherine, to be Regent of France until the death of <b>Charlesb> VI, and to be king of France afterwards. <b>Charlesb> was betrothed to Marie <b>db>'Anjou, daughter of Louis II, duc <b>db>'Anjou and Yolande <b>db>'Aragón. <b>Charlesb> is taken to Provence with the Angevin household, associating himself closely with Yolande and her children. xenophongroup.com /montjoie/chas_vii.htm

King <b>Charlesb> 1 of England and Scotland <b>Charlesb>' weakness was that he believed like his father in the 'divine right of kings', thus believing that the king was above the law and answerable only to God. She lived long enough to see her daughter Henrietta Anne married to the Duke of Orleans in 1661, and for her dissolute son <b>Charlesb> to be restored to the throne as King <b>Charlesb> II. <b>Charlesb> faced his execution on the 30 January 1649 at Whitehall. freespace.virgin.net /owston.tj/cw3.htm

<b>Charlesb> VII on Encyclopedia.com Although excluded from the throne by the Treaty of Troyes, <b>Charlesb> took the royal title after his father's death (1422) and ruled S of the Loire, while John of Lancaster, duke of Bedford, who was regent for King Henry VI of England, controlled the north and Guienne (Aquitaine). (<b>Charlesb> the Well Served), 1403-61, king of France (1422-61), son and successor of <b>Charlesb> VI. In 1440, <b>Charlesb> suppressed the Praguerie, and in 1444 a truce was signed with England, which lasted until 1449. www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Charles7F1r.asp

History of the Monarchy > The Stuarts > <b>Charlesb> II This assumed a greater importance as it became clear that <b>Charlesb>'s marriage to Catherine of Braganza would produce no legitimate heirs (although <b>Charlesb> had a number of mistresses and illegitimate children), and his Roman Catholic brother James's position as heir apparent raised the prospect of a Catholic king. Although those who had signed <b>Charlesb> I's death warrant were punished (nine regicides were put to death, and Cromwell's body was exhumed from Westminster Abbey and buried in a common pit), <b>Charlesb> II pursued a policy of political tolerance and power-sharing. <b>Charlesb> was a patron of Christopher Wren in the design and rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral, Chelsea Hospital (a refuge for old war veterans) and other London buildings. www.royal.gov.uk /output/Page92.asp

King <b>Charlesb> I <b>Charlesb>, unable to raise a strong army, was forced to agree not to interfere with religion in Scotland. <b>Charlesb> was an Anglican and because of his wife was inclined to tolerate the Roman Catholics; Parliament was Puritan and anti-Catholic... <b>Charlesb> wore two shirts as he was worried that if he shivered in the cold people would think he was afraid of dying. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUcharles1.htm

England's Civil War On January 30, 1649, King <b>Charlesb> I was beheaded, the death warrant signed by 59 men, two of whom, Edward Whalley and William Goffe, made their way eventually to Hadley, Massachusetts, leaving their wives and families behind. <b>Charlesb> I became King of England as the next in a long line of rulers who took for granted the absolute power of the king to make and administer laws, to rule without Parliament and to override laws enacted by Parliament. After another altercation between the two warring sides, in which King <b>Charlesb> was captured by first one side and then the other, the remaining members of Parliament declared it treason for a king to make war on Parliament. www.bio.umass.edu /biology/conn.river/regicide.html

King <b>Charlesb> II In 1662 <b>Charlesb> married Catherine of Braganza, the daughter of the King of Portugal. In 1649 <b>Charlesb> was proclaimed king of Scotland. <b>Charlesb> agreed that if he was made king he would pardon all members of the parliamentary army and would continue with the Commonwealth's policy of religious toleration. www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUcharles2.htm

<b>Charlesb> Bradley King January 26,1925 - King received a medal, bestowed by the National Chamber of Commerce, honoring him as "one of the main contributors to the mechanical development of the automobile. March 6, 1896 - King drove the first car on the streets of Detroit-his design was powered by a four cycle, four cylinder block type, a type that became the industry standard. King resigned and along with O. Mulford bought out Olds, rebuilt and operated the engine works as Michigan Yacht and power company. clubs.hemmings.com /clubsites/kingmotorcar/king.html

<b>Charlesb> I, King <b>Charlesb> went with Buckingham to Madrid to claim Maria, the daughter of the Spanish King as his bride. <b>Charlesb> was reserved, had a slight stammer and had an unwavering belief in the divine right of Kings. <b>Charlesb> agreed to the Bishops' Exclusion Bill in an attempt to reconcile himself with parliament. www.thevickerage.worldonline.co.uk /ecivil/king_charles_1.htm

Overview of King <b>Charlesb> II <b>Charlesb> married the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza in 1662. The reception of <b>Charlesb> by the Scots annoyed Cromwell's parliamentarian government in England and triggered an invasion of Scotland. The couple had no children, although <b>Charlesb> had fathered several illegitimate children by his many mistresses, the most celebrated of whom was James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch (1649-85). www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst329.html

<b>Charlesb> II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland <b>Charlesb> II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Character and Influence - Character and Influence <b>Charlesb> was a ruler of considerable political skill. `King of Scotland': Lauderdale and the Restoration North of the Border: Raymond Campbell Paterson re-examines the fortunes and friendships of a key figure of <b>Charlesb> II's administration. <b>Charlesb> II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Restoration and Reign - Restoration and Reign In 1660 Gen. George Monck engineered <b>Charlesb>'s Restoration to the throne, and... www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0811428.html

AllRefer.com - <b>Charlesb> II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia <b>Charlesb> II 1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660–85), eldest surviving son of <b>Charlesb> I and Henrietta Maria. <b>Charlesb> II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, British And Irish History, Biographies • <b>Charlesb> I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Charles2Eng.html

Pepys' Diary: Stuart, <b>Charlesb> (II, King) After the execution of the king the jprince was declared <b>Charlesb> II by all royalists and he was determined to recover his birthright. <b>Charlesb> II was born on May 29th 1630 at Saint James’s palace in London.He was the first surviving child of <b>Charlesb> I and his French Queen Henrietta Maria. Many have judged <b>Charlesb> II far less harshly than Macaulay. www.pepysdiary.com /p/344.php

<b>Charlesb> W. King - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <b>Charlesb> W. King was an American trader in Canton, who is famous for having tried to open trade with Japan, on the pretext of repatriating seven Japanese castaways, among them Otokichi, to their homeland, in 1837. King decided to abandon the mission, and returned to Canton with the remaining castaways. King was outraged by the Japanese response, and upon his return to the United States in 1839, wrote a book about his adventure. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_W._King   (416 words)

<b>Charlesb> V of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Interview of King <b>Charlesb> V with the Emperor <b>Charlesb> IV in Paris in 1378.--Fac-simile of a Miniature in the Description of this Interview, Manuscript of the Fifteenth Century, in the Library of the Arsenal of Paris. <b>Charlesb> V the Wise (French: <b>Charlesb> V le Sage) (January 31, 1338– September 16, 1380) was king of France (1364 to 1380) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. Nonetheless, dissatisfaction with his rule was such that at one point the Mayor of Paris, Etienne Marcel, led a revolt against <b>Charlesb> that forced the king to flee the city. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_V_of_France   (344 words)

Cavalier King <b>Charlesb> Spaniel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia King <b>Charlesb> II went so far as to issue a decree that the King <b>Charlesb> Spaniel could not be forbidden entrance to any public place, including the Houses of Parliament. Hip dysplasia is a common genetic disease in the Cavalier King <b>Charlesb> Spaniel. The result was a dog that resembled the boyhood pet of the future <b>Charlesb> II of England ("Cavalier King <b>Charlesb>"), whence the breed derives its name. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cavalier_King_Charles_Spaniel   (1223 words)

Overview of King <b>Charlesb> I <b>Charlesb> was the last King to be born in Scotland. <b>Charlesb> was born in Dunfermline, son of James VI (who shortly after the birth was to become James I of England). He was a sickly child and he only became King because his brother died at the age of 16. www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst198.html   (1223 words)

<b>Charlesb> X, king of France <b>Charlesb> X, 1757 &; 1836, king of France (1824–30); brother of King Louis XVI and of King Louis XVIII, whom he succeeded. Among the many attempts of <b>Charlesb> and Villèle to reestablish elements of the ancien régime, as the prerevolutionary order is called, the law (1825) indemnifying the émigrés for lands confiscated during the Revolution and measures increasing the power of the clergy met with particular disapproval. <b>Charlesb> abdicated in favor of his grandson, the comte de www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0811439.html   (1223 words)

<b>Charlesb> II of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <b>Charlesb>, the eldest surviving son of <b>Charlesb> I of England and Henrietta Maria of France, was born in St. <b>Charlesb> I was captured by the rebels in 1647, escaped, and was recaptured in 1648. <b>Charlesb> had an affair with Lucy Walter (who, some alleged, secretly married him); their son, James Scott (afterwards Duke of Monmouth and Duke of Buccleuch), was the only one of <b>Charlesb> II's children who would later play a significant part in politics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_II_of_England   (1223 words)

William Albion (William Blake) In the Urizen, Tharmas, Luvah and Urthona. William, Archbishop of Mainz William (Wilhelm), the son of Mainz in 954/5 and died in 968. Frederick William Kaltenbach Frederick William Kaltenbach (1895 - 1945?) was an Dubuque, Iowa. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/william.html   (1223 words)

Encyclopedia: <b>Charlesb> VII of France <b>Charlesb> VI the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad (French: <b>Charlesb> VI le Bien-Aimé, later known as le Fol) (December 3, 1368 – October 21, 1422) was a King of France (1380 – 1422) and a member of the Valois Dynasty. Isabella of Valois (1387-1410) was a Princess of France, daughter of King <b>Charlesb> VI, and queen consort of England from 1396 to 1400. <b>Charlesb> being the fourth dauphin, added to instability of the kingdom, which was under English attack. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Charles-VII-of-France   (2469 words)

<b>Charlesb> V, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia <b>Charlesb> V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V. 24 February 1500–21 September 1558) is considered (the first) King of Spain though in fact his son was the first to use that title. <b>Charlesb> retired to the monastery of Yuste (Extremadura, Spain) and is thought to have had a nervous breakdown. <b>Charlesb> V initiated many wars with France during his reign, first fighting against them in Northern Italy in 1521. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (1340 words)

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Emperor <b>Charlesb> V <b>Charlesb>, eager to push the war against the Turks, as well as to restore the unity of Christendom, was ready to partly forego his strict rights both in the Milanese and Burgundy, and to consider the question of the balance of power between his house and that of Valois. <b>Charlesb> was the son of Philip, Duke of Burgundy, by Joanna, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, and Burgundy was the first heritage to which he at his led, on his fathers death in 1506. <b>Charlesb> had now to consider whether he would allow liberty of action to the Protestant princes of Germany, to whom, under pressure of war, he had made concessions, especially at the Diet of Spires in 1544. www.newadvent.org /cathen/03625a.htm   (4837 words)

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