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 Born Nov 1600  Born at
 Died 30 Jan 1649  Buried at
 
Father was James VI of Scotland who later became James I of England. Charles was the first person to succeed to both thrones of England and Scotland.
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  1. Maurice Ashley,The English Civil War,
  2. John Bowle,Charles the First,
  3. Mike Salter,Castles of South-West Wales,
  4. C.H.Frith,Cromwell,1935
  5. John Kenyon,The Civil Wars of England,
  6. Charles Carlton,Charles I The Personal Monarch,
  7. C. V. Wedgwood,The King's War 1641 - 1647,
  8. John Bowle,Charles the First,
  9. John Buchan,Montrose,
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See Also
  Henrietta Maria (Queen of England)
  Villiers, George (Duke of Buckingham)
  Rupert (Prince, count Palatine of the Rhine)
  Charles (II, King of England 1660-1685)
  Charles James Stuart (Duke of Cornwall)
  James (II, King of England, VII of Scotland)
  Laud, William (Archbishop)
  Devereux, Robert (Earl of Essex)
  Pym, John
  Stuart, Henry (Duke of Gloucester)
  Balfour, William (Sir)
  Mary (Princess Royal, Daughter of Charles I)
  William (II, Prince of Orange)
  Rich, Robert (Earl of Warwick)
  Cromwell, Oliver
  Maurice (Prince of the Rhine)
  Hopton, Ralph (Sir)
  Montague, Edward (2nd Earl of Manchester)
  Ireton, Henry (Major-General)
  Fairfax, Thomas (Sir)
  Goring (Lord)
  Graham, James (Marquis of Montrose)
Time Linked People
  Pym, John b. 1584 d. 1643
  Charles James Stuart (Duke of Cornwall) b. 1629 d. 1629
  Cromwell, Oliver b. 1599 d. 1658
  Wren, Christopher (Sir) b. 1632 d. 0
  Waller, William (Sir) b. 1597 d. 1668


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Early Modern Period (1500-1800) - Under Construction
1600 Nov 19 Charles (I) born
1612 Nov 6 Charles becomes heir to the throne
1625 May 11 Proxy marriage of Charles and Henrietta Maria
 Jun Charles' First Parliament
 Jun 13 Charles marries Henrietta Maria
 Dec 9 Treaty of the Hague
1626 Feb Charles' Second Parliament
 Feb 2 Charles crowned
 Jun French attendants dismissed
 Jun 15 Charles' second Parliament dissolved
1628 Mar Charles' Third Parliament
 Jun 26 Parliament dissolved
1629 May 13 Birth of Charles's first child
1633 Oct 14 Birth of James (II, King of England and Scotland)
1637 - 1642Coins minted at Aberystwyth Castle
1639 May Charles advances on Scotland
 Jun 18 Treaty of Berwick
1640 Apr 13 The Short Parliament
 Jul 8 Henry Stuart born
 Sep 24 The Great Council called
 Oct 26 The Treaty of Ripon
 Nov 3 The Long Parliament
1641 Feb Marriage negotiations
 Mar 22 Trial of Earl Strafford begins
 May 12 Strafford Executed
 Oct Irish Rebellion
 Nov 22 Grand Remonstrance
 Dec 21 William Balfour dismissed
1642 Jan 4 Charles attempts arrests
 Feb 13 Charles agrees to Bishops' Exclusion Bill
 Feb 23 The Queen looks for support
 Mar Earl of Warwick takes control of navy
 Apr 23 Charles refused entry to Hull
 Aug 22 Charles I raises standard at Nottingham Castle
 Sep 13 Charles leaves Nottingham
 Sep 28 Charles reached Shrewsbury
 Oct 12 Charles leaves Shrewsbury
 Oct 23 Battle of Edgehill
 Oct 27 Banbury captured by Royalists
 Oct 29 Charles makes Oxford his base
 Nov 4 Prince Rupert attacks Windsor Castle
 Dec Winter at Oxford
1643 Feb 22 Queen Henrietta Maria returns
 Jul 13 Battle of Roundway Down
 Aug Corfe Castle rescued
1644 May Advance on Oxford
 Jun 29 Battle of Cropredy Bridge
 Sep 2 Royalist victory at Lostwithiel
 Oct 27 Second battle of Newbury
 Nov 9 Charles returns to Donnington
1645 Jun 14 Battle of Naseby
 Jun 18 Leicester Surrenders
 Jul 10 Battle of Langport
 Aug 18 Montrose enters Glasgow
 Sep 13 Battle of Philiphaugh
 Sep 24 Battle of Rowton Heath
1646 Apr Charles escapes from Oxford
 May 5 Charles' escape
 May 9 Royalists at Newark surrender
1647 Jan 28 Charles handed over to Parliament
 Nov Charles I held at Carisbrooke Castle

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