Article: Charles I (England) (16001649; Ruled 16251649)

CHARLES I (ENGLAND) (1600 1649; ruled 1625 1649)

CHARLES I (ENGLAND) (1600 1649; ruled 1625 1649), king of Great Britain and Ireland. Charles I was born in Dumfirmline Castle on 19 November 1600, the second son of James VI of Scotland (ruled 1567 1625; James I of England, ruled 1603 1625) and Anne of Denmark (1574 1619). Charles's childhood and adolescence were unhappy. He suffered from rickets and a severe stammer that bedeviled him almost until his death. His parents had little to do with him, while his elder brother, Prince Henry, the charismatic heir, teased him mercilessly.

On 6 November 1612, however, Henry died unexpectedly from ...

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