king Charles

1625-1649
King of England, IRELAND and Scotland
 King Charles

Charles I (19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649) was the monarch over the three kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

Charles was born in the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his
father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of his life. He
became heir to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on the death of his elder brother, Henry
Frederick, Prince of Wales, in 1612.
Execution of Charles I

 The Royalists were defeated in 1645-1646 by a combination of parliament's alliance with

the Scots and the formation of the New Model Army. In 1646, Charles surrendered to the
Scots, who handed him over to parliament. He escaped to the Isle of Wight in 1647 and
encouraged discontented Scots to invade. This 'Second Civil War' was over within a year
with another royalist defeat by Parliamentarian general Oliver Cromwell. Convinced that
there would never be peace while the king lived, a rump of radical MPs, including
Cromwell, put him on trial for treason. He was found guilty and executed on 30 January
1649 outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London.