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47 matches to Charles I
Laud, William. 1573-1645. Archbishop of Canterbury, 1633-45. Supported Charles I. Beheaded.
Long Parliament. 1640-60. Civil War parliament. Ended Charles I attempt to govern without one.
Maria Luisa. 1751-1819. Spanish queen to Charles IV. With lover Godoy, ruined Spain’s finances.
Mersen, Treaty. 870. Divided Lotharingia. Charles II and Louis the German establish French/German frontier.
Monmouth, James. 1649-85. Illegitimate son of Charles II. Rye House Plot 1683. Beheaded after rebellion.
Montrose, James Graham, Marq. of. 1612-50. Scottish general for Charles I in Civil War. Executed.
National Covenant. 1638. Oath to maintain Scottish Presbyterianism against Charles I episcopacy. 1638-90. Presbyterians persecuted in Scotland. 1643-67 Solemn League allied with Parliament in Civil War. 1647-supported Charles. 1661 illegal.
Nineteen Propositions. 1642. Parliament’s demands, rejected by Charles I. Civil War.
Petition of Rights. 1628. Accepted by Charles I, limiting British monarch’s powers.
Preston, Battle. 1648. Cromwell defeats Charles I last forces in English Civil War.
Regicides. 1649. Those who condemned Charles I. 10 executed 1660.
Restoration Period. England 1660-88. Charles II, James II. France 1814~30. Louis XVIII, Charles X.
Rye House Plot. 1683. Failed plot to kill Charles II and Duke of York.
Sandys, Edwin. 1561-1629. English parliamentarian. His ideas helped overthrow Charles I.
St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. 1572. Catherine de Medici has 2000 Huguenots killed by Charles IX.
Star Chamber. 1327-1641. English tribunal to try offences against the state. Abused by Charles I.
Strafford, First earl. 1593-1641. English adviser to Charles I. Executed by Parliament.
Strasbourg Oath. 842. Charles II, Louis II oppose Lothair I. Earliest example of written French.
Stuart, Frances. 1648-1702. “Only true love” of Charles II of England.
Triennial Act. 1640. Charles I agrees to call parliament every 3 years. 1694. New election every 3 years.
Van Dyck, Anthony. 1599-1641. Flemish portrait painter. Subjects showed dignity, elegance. Charles I 1635.
Villiers, G. 1592-1628. First Duke of Buckingham. Incompetent favourite of Charles I who dissolved parliament to prevent his impeachment, 1626 causing Civil War.