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Exploring the Life and Legacy of Charles I of England

This quiz explores the key events and figures in the life of Charles I of England, examining his reign, marriages, and the political and religious turmoil of the period.

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1 Distrust of Charles's religious policies increased with his support of a controversial ecclesiastic, ________.

2 James also requested that Parliament sanction the marriage between the Prince of Wales and Princess ________, whom Charles had met in Paris while en route to Spain.

3 Who is Charles I of England's spouse?

4 Which of the following titles did Charles I of England have?

5 The second son of James VI of Scotland and ________, Charles was born in Dunfermline Palace, Fife, on 19 November 1600.

6 With the monarchy overthrown, and the ________ declared, power was assumed by a Council of State, which included Lord Fairfax, then Lord General of the Parliamentary Army, and Oliver Cromwell.

7 When was Charles I of England born?

8 When is Charles I of England's birthday?

9 Who of the following was a predecessor of Charles I of England?

10 Where did Charles I of England die?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • during the reign of the English Commonwealth, worshippers at St. Stephen Coleman Street seeking Communion had to first be approved by a committee partly staffed by signatories of Charles I's death warrant.
  • in 1649, Thomas Andrewes attended the execution of King Charles I, was responsible for proclaiming the abolition of the English monarchy, and was appointed to be the Lord Mayor of London.
  • one of Sir Henry Firebrace's escape plans for Charles I of England failed when the king got stuck in a window frame.
  • the Sir John Maynard who used Elize Hele's money to create The Maynard School for girls in 1658 is not the same Sir John Maynard—Henry Maynard's son—who attended Charles I's trial.
  • during the English Civil War, Charles I was staying in Gamul House, Chester, Cheshire, when his army was defeated at the Battle of Rowton Moor.
  • despite being appointed to the usually profitable post of comptroller to Prince Charles in 1616, John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery later claimed that serving the Prince had cost him £20,000.
  • John Harrison (pictured), seventeenth century benefactor of Leeds, is reputed to have slipped Charles I a tankard of gold coins disguised as beer.
  • William Marshall produced an engraving (pictured) of Charles I of England as a Christian martyr for the Eikon Basilike, published ten days after the King was executed in 1649.
  • William Wroth founded the first independent chapel in Wales in 1639, after he refused to obey King Charles' instruction to allow sports to be played on Sundays.
  • Judges Cave and Regicides Trail in West Rock Ridge, Connecticut, USA were named for two judges who hid in the area in 1660 after signing the death warrant of the King Charles I.
  • George Stewart, 9th Seigneur d'Aubigny (pictured) who was killed at the age of 24 at Edgehill, the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, was a cousin of King Charles I of England.
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