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	King Charles the First 1600-1649
		King Charles 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.
		Charles 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 Charles raised his standard at Nottingham Castle on 22 August 1642, which was his call-to-arms and the beginning of the First Civil War.
	www.british-civil-wars.co.uk /biog/charles1.htm (2119 words)

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		Charles 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).
		Charles was the eldest son of King Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria, born at St James's Palace.
		Charles died of a stroke at the Palace of Whitehall.
	www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/charles_ii_of_england.html (1189 words)

	Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Charles 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.
		Parliament’s trust in the king was further undermined when his queen was implicated in the army plot to coerce Parliament, and Charles was suspected of complicity in the Irish rebellion (1641) and its resulting atrocities, especially in Ulster.
		Charles repudiated the charges, and his unsuccessful attempt to seize five opposition leaders of Commons in violation of traditional privilege was the fatal blunder that precipitated war.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/Charles1Eng.html (985 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Stuarts > Charles I
		Charles 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.
		Charles was reserved (he had a residual stammer), self-righteous and had a high concept of royal authority, believing in the divine right of kings.
		Charles 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 (1990 words)

	Charles VII, King of France (1403-1461)
		Charles was betrothed to Marie d'Anjou, daughter of Louis II, duc d'Anjou and Yolande d'Aragón.
		Charles is taken to Provence with the Angevin household, associating himself closely with Yolande and her children.
		The terms called for Henry V of England to marry Charles VI's daughter, Catherine, to be Regent of France until the death of Charles VI, and to be king of France afterwards.
	xenophongroup.com /montjoie/chas_vii.htm (2067 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Emperor Charles V
		Charles 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.
		Charles, 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.
		Charles 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)

	Charles III, 879-929, French king (Charles the Simple). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		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 Charles III (Charles the Fat), who succeeded Carloman.
		In 893, however, Charles was crowned by a party of nobles and prelates and became sole king at the death of Eudes in 898.
		Raoul of Burgundy was elected king, and Charles was imprisoned.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ch/Charles3Fr.html (223 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		Charles I was born in 1600, the second son of James I and Anne of Denmark.
		Charles ascended the throne at the age of 25; after a weak, sickly childhood, he became an excellent horseman and a strong-willed king.
		Charles 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.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon47.html (659 words)

	History of the Monarchy > The Stuarts > Charles II
		Although those who had signed Charles 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), Charles II pursued a policy of political tolerance and power-sharing.
		Charles also encouraged a rebuilding programme, particularly in the last years of his reign, which included extensive rebuilding at Windsor Castle, a huge but uncompleted new palace at Winchester and the Greenwich Observatory.
		Charles 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 (937 words)

	King Charles I
		Charles, unable to raise a strong army, was forced to agree not to interfere with religion in Scotland.
		Charles wore two shirts as he was worried that if he shivered in the cold people would think he was afraid of dying.
		Charles was an Anglican and because of his wife was inclined to tolerate the Roman Catholics; Parliament was Puritan and anti-Catholic...
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUcharles1.htm (2506 words)

	England's Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Charles 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 Charles 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.
		On January 30, 1649, King Charles 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.
	www.bio.umass.edu /biology/conn.river/regicide.html (443 words)

	King Charles 1 of England and Scotland
		Her eldest daughter, Mary, the first Princess Royal 1631-1661, was married at 9 to the Prince of Orange and was mother of the Great General William III Prince of Orange and King of England.
		Charles' 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 Charles to be restored to the throne as King Charles II.
	freespace.virgin.net /owston.tj/cw3.htm (552 words)

	Famous Scots - King Charles I
		King James died on March 27, 1625 and Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey on February 2, 1626.
		Charles continued to attempt to "negotiate" but following an attempt to escape to France, rebellions in Wales and the south-east of England and an invasion of England by the Scots in 1648, convinced the English Parliament that Charles should be tried for treason.
		Charles argued (with some justification) that the court was illegal but he was sentenced to death and beheaded on January 30, 1649.
	www.rampantscotland.com /famous/blfamcharles1.htm (609 words)

	Charles VII on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Although excluded from the throne by the Treaty of Troyes, Charles 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).
		In 1440, Charles suppressed the Praguerie, and in 1444 a truce was signed with England, which lasted until 1449.
		In 1438, Charles issued the pragmatic sanction of Bourges, which established the liberty of the French Roman Catholic Church from Rome.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Charles7F1r.asp (704 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		Charles II, second son of Charles I and Henrietta Marie of France, was born in 1630.
		The Whigs used Catholicism to undermine Charles; England was in the throes of yet another wave of anti-Catholicism, with the Whigs employing this paranoia in an attempt to unseat the heir apparent, Charles' Catholic brother James, from succeeding to the throne.
		Charles' tolerance was astounding considering the situation of England at the time of his ascension, but was necessary for his reign to stand a chance at success.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon49.html (850 words)

	Charles Bradley King
		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.
		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.
	clubs.hemmings.com /clubsites/kingmotorcar/king.html (494 words)

	King Charles II
		In 1649 Charles was proclaimed king of Scotland.
		Charles 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.
		In 1662 Charles married Catherine of Braganza, the daughter of the King of Portugal.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /STUcharles2.htm (1764 words)

	Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
		Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Reign - Reign Early Struggle with Parliament A shy and dignified figure, he was popular at the time of his...
		Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Early Life - Early Life He became heir to the throne on the death of his older brother Henry in 1612 and was...
		Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Civil War and Execution - Civil War and Execution There were no decisive victories in the civil war until Charles was...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0811427.html (313 words)

	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Information and Pictures
		The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is an eager, affectionate tail-wagger.
		The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is descended from the King Charles Spaniel and other small Toy Spaniels seen in many sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth century paintings.
		The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel was shown in the Toy Group of the AKC beginning in 1996.
	www.dogbreedinfo.com /cavalierkingcharlesspaniel.htm (754 words)

	Charles I, King
		Charles went with Buckingham to Madrid to claim Maria, the daughter of the Spanish King as his bride.
		Charles was reserved, had a slight stammer and had an unwavering belief in the divine right of Kings.
		Charles agreed to the Bishops' Exclusion Bill in an attempt to reconcile himself with parliament.
	www.thevickerage.worldonline.co.uk /ecivil/king_charles_1.htm (839 words)

	Pepys' Diary: Stuart, Charles (II, King)
		Charles II was born on May 29th 1630 at Saint James’s palace in London.He was the first surviving child of Charles I and his French Queen Henrietta Maria.
		After the execution of the king the jprince was declared Charles II by all royalists and he was determined to recover his birthright.
		The King recounted his story to none other than Pepys, many years after the event, and it is clear that his memory of those days was still vivid.
	www.pepysdiary.com /p/344.php (1355 words)

	AllRefer.com - Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (British And Irish History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland, British And Irish History, Biographies
		Charles II 1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660–85), eldest surviving son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria.
		• Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/Charles2Eng.html (200 words)

	Overview of King Charles I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		King who was at the centre of religious controversy.
		Charles was born in Dunfermline, son of James VI (who shortly after the birth was to become James I of England).
		Charles was the last King to be born in Scotland.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/people/famousfirst198.html (221 words)

	Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
		Charles II Charles II, 1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660–85), eldest surviving son of
		Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Character and Influence - Character and Influence Charles 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 Charles II's administration.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0811428.html (360 words)

	Overview of King Charles II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The reception of Charles by the Scots annoyed Cromwell's parliamentarian government in England and triggered an invasion of Scotland.
		Charles married the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza in 1662.
		The couple had no children, although Charles 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 (283 words)

	Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
		Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Bibliography - Bibliography See contemporaneous accounts by G. Burnet, J. Evelyn, and S. Pepys; letters ed.
		Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Restoration and Reign - Restoration and Reign In 1660 Gen. George Monck engineered Charles's Restoration to the throne, and...
		Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: Early Life - Early Life Prince of Wales at the time of the English civil war, Charles was sent (1645) to the W...
	www.factmonster.com /id/A0811428 (186 words)

	American Kennel Club - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog dogs puppy puppies
		American Kennel Club - Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog dogs puppy puppies
		The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is an active, graceful, well-balanced toy spaniel, very gay and free in action; fearless and sporting in character, yet at the same time gentle and affectionate.
		It is this typical gay temperament, combined with true elegance and royal appearance which are of paramount importance in the breed.
	www.akc.org /breeds/cavalier_king_charles_spaniel/index.cfm (876 words)

	King James I of England (VI of Scotland) Page
		King James I on peace and the union of Scotland and England
		The Mayflower Compact King James I was founding monarch of the first successful colonies in America.
		King James & the Puritans (Puritanical types are constantly bashing King James.
	www.jesus-is-lord.com /kinginde.htm (596 words)

	Charles W. King (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Charles King (1987-1988), The Canadian Winter Outerwear Export Development Strategy: An Operational Approach Applicable Across Industry Sectors, Technical Report for the Department of Regional Industrial Expansion and External Affairs, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
		Charles King (1987-1988), The Canadian Target Market Potential for Winter Outerwear in the United States, Technical Report for the Department of Regional Industrial Expansion and External Affairs, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1987-1988.
		Charles King (1982-1983), Survey of Operating Performance for Casual Furniture Retailers, Technical Report for the National Association of Casual Furniture Retailers, Chicago, Illinois.
	www.uic.edu /depts/cba/cba-depts/marketing/king.html (259 words)

	Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The name of the breed is connected to king Charles II who was wery much in love with this breed of dogs.
		This king, he fought in the battle of Blenheim, and the people supporting him and his father (Charles I) was called Cavaliers.
		Informasjon om Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Hunder på norsk.
	home.nvg.org /~orl/cavalier/cavalier.html (259 words)

	Royal Genealogies Part 18
		Henrietta Maria was a little over fourteen when negotiations for her marriage to Charles, Prince of Wales, were opened in 1624.
		Although a member of the Anglican church, Charles recieved the last rites of the Roman Catholic church.
		NOTES: 2d but eldest surviving son of King Frederick V; Caroline Matilda was his 1st cousin and the marriage was dissolved 6 Apr 1772.
	ftp.cac.psu.edu /~saw/royal/r18.html (769 words)

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