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	Charles I of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles, the second son of James VI, King of Scots and Anne of Denmark, was born at Dunfermline Palace on 19 November 1600.
		Charles and his courtiers sought to have Felton tortured on the rack, but were foiled by an opinion of an unanimous panel of judges.
		The Society of King Charles the Martyr was established in 1894 by one Mrs Greville-Negent, assisted by Fr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_I_of_England (5136 words)

	Charles II of England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death.
		Charles, the eldest surviving son of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France, was born in St.
		Charles I was captured by the rebels in 1647, escaped, and was recaptured in 1648.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_II_of_England (3609 words)

	Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		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)

	Fictionwise eBooks: History of King Charles The Second of England by Jacob Abbott
		King Charles the Second was the son and successor of King Charles the First.
		That of Charles the Second, on the other hand, rising in the wild and rugged mountains where the parent stream was engulfed, commences its course by leaping frightfully from precipice to precipice, with turbid and foaming waters, but emerges at last into a smooth and smiling land, and flows through it prosperously to the sea.
		Here her second son, the subject of this history, was born, in May, 1630, which was ten years after the landing of the pilgrims on the Plymouth rock.
	www.fictionwise.com /ebooks/eBook15454.htm (1566 words)

	GENUKI: English Peerage 1790: Extinct Peerage - Earls (3)
		Mountjoy Blount, natural son of Charles Blount earl of Devon, was created by king James the first lord Mountjoy, and by king Charles the first earl of Newport, which titles became extinct upon the death of Henry, fourth earl of Newport, 1679.
		Charles Fitzcharles, natural son of king Charles the second, was created by that monarch baron Dartmouth, viscount Totness and earl of Plymouth, which titles became extinct at his death 1680.
		Charles Gerard, great nephew of Thomas first lord Gerard of Bromley, was created by king Charles the first 8 November 1645 lord Gerard of Brandon, and by king Charles the second viscount Brandon and earl of Macclesfield, which titles became extinct upon the death of Fitton, third earl of Macclesfield, 26 December 1702.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/History/Barons/Extinct3Earls.html (1924 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 (826 words)

	The History of England from the Accession of James II, Vol. 1 - Chapter IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Charles answered in an audible voice, "Yes, yes, with all my heart." None of the bystanders, except the French Ambassador, guessed that the King was declaring his wish to be admitted into the bosom of the Church of Rome.
		To the King of France it mattered little which of the two English factions triumphed at the elections: for all the Parliaments which had met since the Restoration, whatever might have been their temper as to domestic politics, had been jealous of the growing power of the House of Bourbon.
		The King, in a letter which was read to them at the opening of their session, called on them in vehement language to provide new penal laws against the refractory Presbyterians, and expressed his regret that business made it impossible for him to propose such laws in person from the throne.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/european/TheHistoryofEnglandfromtheAccessionofJamesIIVol1/chap4.html (21822 words)

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		King Charles, as soon as he heard that Essex was advancing to besiege Exeter, where he knew that the queen had sought refuge, and was, of course, exposed to fall into his power, hastened with an army to her rescue.
		Her father, being brother of the late king, and uncle of the present one, was made lieutenant general of the kingdom, having thus the second place, that is, the place next to the queen, in the management of the affairs of the realm.
		Charles seems to have felt the necessity of submitting to the inconvenience of Anne Maria's capricious delays, and, as long as she only continued to make excuses and objections instead of giving him a direct and positive refusal, he was led to persevere.
	www.gutenberg.org /dirs/etext04/hkcii10.txt (20860 words)

	Big Eastern: The Ballad of Ned Ludd, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		However, in 1629 King Charles I dissolved the assembly and parliament did not meet for another 11 years.
		In 1660 the monarchy was restored and King Charles II, second son of Charles I, ascended the throne.
		On January 30, 1661, the anniversary of the execution of Charles I, Cromwell's body was exhumed and taken by sledge to Tyburn.
	www.bigeastern.com /ludd/nl_cromw.htm (677 words)

	King Charles II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King Charles II King Charles The Second, 1630-1685
		The second son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, Charles became heir to the throne when his brother died.
		Charles II accepted the Solemn League and Covenant in order to garner support from Scotland for an invasion of England.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Aegean/7384/charles.html (138 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: Civil War and Execution - Civil War and Execution There were no decisive victories in the civil war until Charles was...
		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...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0811427.html (313 words)

	Stockett Friction between King Charles I
		King Charles I was tried, found guilty, and beheaded on January 30, 1649.
		A new Parliament was elected, and the monarchy was restored under Prince Charles Stuart (King Charles II), son of Charles I. It was at this time of England's unrest that we find the Stockett family in turmoil as well.
		After the King's defeat at Worcester in 1651, the Stockett brothers gathered what they could from the wreck of their property and came to Maryland.
	www.timelesstreasure.net /stockett.htm (634 words)

	Execution of King Charles -- Cold Spring School
		Before the ceremony took place, King Charles got so annoyed with the bagpipe music (which he hated) that he ordered all his procession and all the jewels from England to be put aboard the ship to return to England immediately.
		King Charles the Second's first command was to find that warrant and kill everybody that signed it the way that they had killed him, cut off their arms, legs and head.
		Charles killed several of the men that signed but three, the Three Judges, Goffe, Dixwell and Whalley were not found by the king.
	www.coldspringschool.com /history/charles.html (684 words)

	Charles II England \| Charles the Second \| King of England Scotland and Ireland \| Managed Parliament \| Questia.com ...
		Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
		England in the Reign of Charles II by David Ogg.
		Charles II Hides in the Boscobel Oak by Richard...Roundheads under Oliver Cromwell routed Charles II and his Scots.
	www.questia.com /library/history/european-history/great-britain/kings-and-queens-of-britain/charles-ii-england.jsp (485 words)

	T.B. Macaulay - History of England, Vol. I, Ch. IV (part 1)
		Death of Charles II HE death of King Charles the Second took the nation by surprise.
		(212) While Charles flirted with his three sultanas, Hortensia's French page, a handsome boy, whose vocal performances were the delight of Whitehall, and were rewarded by numerous presents of rich clothes, ponies, and guineas, warbled some amorous verses.
		In this way the King, while violating the letter of the laws, would show that he wished to conform to their spirit, Jeffreys gave very different counsel.
	www.strecorsoc.org /macaulay/m04a.html (9065 words)

	King Charles II of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Charles II, second son of King Charles I was born in 1630 and died in 1885.
		King Charles of England saw the advantages of settlements in Newfoundland but restricted itbecause of pressure from the English merchants who feared it would hinder their profits from thefishery.
		Charles' apparent purpose during his reign was to make himself an absolute monarch like hiscontemporary Louis XIV of France.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /placentia/char2.htm (285 words)

	Charles II
		the love story of the dashing King Charles II of Restoration England and his bride Catherine Of Braganza, who proved to be a woman of passionate integrity, and from the moment she set eyes on the darkly handsome King Charles she loved him utterly.
		Sewell is portraying Charles II in a 5.5 million pound four-part drama that the BBC is filming in what is supposed to be Oxford, where the king decamped to escape the plague.
		The focus of King Charles II is his court, his squabbling family and his glamorous mistresses - from the high-born and promiscuous Barbara Villiers (Helen McCrory), through folk heroine and sex symbol of the day Nell Gwynne (Emma Pierson) to the French spy Louise de Keroualle (Mélanie Thierry).
	www.geocities.com /vue2sewell/CharlesII/char1.html (3393 words)

	Powell's Books - History of King Charles II of England by Jacob Abbott
		Our Prince Charles now becomes, by the death of his father, King Charles the Second, both of England and of Scotland.
		Notwithstanding his exclusion, however, from the exercise of what he considered his right to reign, he was acknowledged as king by all true Royalists in England, and by all the continental powers.
		They would not aid him to recover his throne, but in the courts and royal palaces which he visited he was regarded as a king, and was treated, in form at least, with all the consideration and honor which belonged to royalty.
	powells.com /cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=719&cgi=product&isbn=1419123963 (149 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: Hernan Cortes: From Second Letter to the Emperor Charles V, 1520
		Before I begin to describe this great city and the others already mentioned, it may be well for the better understanding of the subject to say something of the configuration of Mexico, in which they are situated, it being the principal seat of Moctezuma's power.
		And there was constantly in attendance one of the servants, who arranged and handed the dishes, and who received from others whatever was wanted for the supply of the table.
		None of the caciques who enter his palace have their feet covered, and when those for whom he sends enters his presence, they incline their heads and look down, bending their bodies; and when they address him, they do not look him in the face; this arises from excessive modesty and reverence.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1520cortes.html (2834 words)

	royal marines and naval figures, grenadier, viller's regiment of marines 1704, handpainted or antique finish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		King Charles the second raised the Regiment at Bruges in 1656 whilst he was in exile in Belgium.
		King Charles, allied to the Spanish, was short of funds and so only five regiments were raised.
		On his return to England the King raised another Regiment of Foot Guards, namely the King's Regiment of Guards, for his protection.
	www.military-models.com /models/ma_0153.htm (187 words)

	A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
		But once in ancient times one of 'em, when he was at work, changed clothes with King Charles the Second, and saved the king's life.
		King Charles came up to him like a common man, and said off-hand, "Man in the smock-frock, my name is Charles the Second, and that's the truth on't.
		'Well, as the story is, the king came to the throne; and some years after that, away went Hedger Luxellian, knocked at the king's door, and asked if King Charles the Second was in.
	www.4literature.net /Thomas_Hardy/A_Pair_of_Blue_Eyes/3.html (663 words)

	King Charles the Martyr
		News of the king's death on the block at Whitehall was distributed
		invited the son of the king they had executed to sit on the throne.
		"King Charles the Martyr." It was not finally removed from the Prayer
	web.utk.edu /~misty/charles1.html (867 words)

	Historical New Jersey - One Man's View
		THE GRANT OF KING CHARLES THE SECOND, TO JAMES, DUKE OF YORK
		Charles grants the territory of New England (including what is now New Jersey) to his brother James, Duke of York at this time and later king in his own right.
		Charles the Second, by the grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/Wetlands/4997/eN1_HI.html (357 words)

	Jasper - King Charles Spaniel - September 16, 1999
		Jasper - King Charles Spaniel - September 16, 1999
		He is a King Charles Spaniel, with the Blenheim coloring, (red and white).
		People who have had this identical dog, with the Blenheim coloring, Red and White - first known belonged to King Charles the second, I believe in the 1700's.
	www.dogoftheday.com /archive/1999/September/16.html (379 words)

	Guards Division guardsman figure from the Grenadier Guards, 1980, handpainted or antique finish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Regiment is one of five Regiments formed in Bruges in 1656 by the exiled King Charles the second to fight with Spain against the alliance of Oliver Cromwell and the French King Louis the fourteenth.
		One of these five Regiments consisted of four hundred of the King's most loyal supporters and became known as the "Royal Regiment of Guards" under the command of Lord Wentworth.
		The Royal Regiment of Guards was still in France when the King was eventually restored to the throne in 1660, so Colonel John Russell was commissioned to raise a Regiment of Foot Guards for the King's personal protection.
	www.military-models.com /models/gd_0048.htm (223 words)

	Services for the Martyrdom of S. Charles, King and Martyr
		Let us rejoice in the Lord, celebrating a festival day in honour of blessed Charles the Martyr: at whose passion the Angles rejoice and praise the Son of God.
		In the sight of the unwise he seemed to die and his departure was taken for misery; but he is in peace.
		May the bread of heaven imbue us, O Lord, with the spirit of fortitude; for this was the Bread which gave blessed King Charles Thy Martyr strength to fight victoriously for Thy Church.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/pc/charles/texts.html (1380 words)

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