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25. Charles I
For his obdurate and reckless governance Charles I (1625-49) faced an equally obdurate and formidable parliament and he lost. The monarchy too lost, yet Charles grasped a martyr’s crown becoming the first saint of the Church of England. His reign may have contributed hugely to the destruction of the monarchy but his conduct during the trial and the dignity he displayed afterwards also helped maintain the prestige of monarchy and contributed to its ultimate restoration.
CHARACTERS
Charles I – King of England, Scotland and Ireland
Henrietta Maria – Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, wife of Charles
James I & VI – King of England, Scotland and Ireland, father of Charles
Anne of Denmark – Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, mother of Charles
Prince Henry – elder brother of Charles
Elizabeth – Electress consort of the Palatinate, elder sister of Charles
Prince Charles – son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, heir apparent
George Villiers – duke of Buckingham
William Laud – Archbishop of Canterbury
Roger Manwaring – anti-Calvinist bishop of St. David’s
Richard Montagu – anti-Calvinist bishop of Chichester
Thomas Wentworth – earl of Stafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Prince Rupert of the Rhine - nephew of Charles, Royalist cavalry commander
Parliamentarians
John Eliot
John Pym
Denzil Holles
William Strode
Arthur Heselrig
John Hampden
John Rolle
William Prynne – prominent Puritan and lawyer
Oliver Cromwell – parliamentarian and military commander
Thomas Fairfax – commander of the New Model Army
Robert Devereux – earl of Essex, chief commander of the Parliamentarian army
John Bradshawe – President of the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I
John Finch – speaker of the House of Commons (1628-29)
William Lenthall – speaker of the House of Commons (1640-47)
John Felton – army lieutenant and assassin
Francis Bacon – Lord Chancellor
Infanta Maria Anna – suitor for Charles I, daughter of Philip III of Spain
Philip III – King of Spain
Louis XIII – King of France, father of Henrietta Maria
Ferdinand II – Archduke of Further Austria
Peter Paul Rubens – Flemish poet and diplomat
Henry VII – King of England (1485-1509)
Edward III – King of England (1327-77)
John Milton – contemporary poet and civil servant
GM Trevelyan - historian
CREDITS
Juan Baptiste Lully – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Henry Purcell – The Old Bachelor
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Dan Mitch3ll – Wild Horses
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For his obdurate and reckless governance Charles I (1625-49) faced an equally obdurate and formidable parliament and he lost. The monarchy too lost, yet Charles grasped a martyr’s crown becoming the first saint of the Church of England. His reign may have contributed hugely to the destruction of the monarchy but his conduct during the trial and the dignity he displayed afterwards also helped maintain the prestige of monarchy and contributed to its ultimate restoration.
CHARACTERS
Charles I – King of England, Scotland and Ireland
Henrietta Maria – Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, wife of Charles
James I & VI – King of England, Scotland and Ireland, father of Charles
Anne of Denmark – Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, mother of Charles
Prince Henry – elder brother of Charles
Elizabeth – Electress consort of the Palatinate, elder sister of Charles
Prince Charles – son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, heir apparent
George Villiers – duke of Buckingham
William Laud – Archbishop of Canterbury
Roger Manwaring – anti-Calvinist bishop of St. David’s
Richard Montagu – anti-Calvinist bishop of Chichester
Thomas Wentworth – earl of Stafford, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Prince Rupert of the Rhine - nephew of Charles, Royalist cavalry commander
Parliamentarians
John Eliot
John Pym
Denzil Holles
William Strode
Arthur Heselrig
John Hampden
John Rolle
William Prynne – prominent Puritan and lawyer
Oliver Cromwell – parliamentarian and military commander
Thomas Fairfax – commander of the New Model Army
Robert Devereux – earl of Essex, chief commander of the Parliamentarian army
John Bradshawe – President of the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I
John Finch – speaker of the House of Commons (1628-29)
William Lenthall – speaker of the House of Commons (1640-47)
John Felton – army lieutenant and assassin
Francis Bacon – Lord Chancellor
Infanta Maria Anna – suitor for Charles I, daughter of Philip III of Spain
Philip III – King of Spain
Louis XIII – King of France, father of Henrietta Maria
Ferdinand II – Archduke of Further Austria
Peter Paul Rubens – Flemish poet and diplomat
Henry VII – King of England (1485-1509)
Edward III – King of England (1327-77)
John Milton – contemporary poet and civil servant
GM Trevelyan - historian
CREDITS
Juan Baptiste Lully – Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Henry Purcell – The Old Bachelor
75201__robinhood76__01113-knight-fight-orginal
Dan Mitch3ll – Wild Horses
267297__claudius__cellar-atmo-large-building
380825__komal22moiz__tug-boat-horn-sound-effect
bbc_period-bat_07019005
bbc_period-bat_07019147
bbc_battle-cro_07019150
490800__jordishaw__stabbing-sound
408391__turchinoa__paper-crumple
151769__gnrja__storm-wind-2
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