Charles I of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649), second son of James I, was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution on 30 January 1649.
- In the 1632 series: After learning of his execution and the English Civil War from William Harvey's copies of Grantville's library books and including history books supplied from Cardinal Richelieu, Charles proceeded to eliminate as many of his future enemies as possible. Charles limited England's involvement in the Ostend War. He refused help from Grantville to abate a plague outbreak. Electing to leave London, Charles was severely wounded in a carriage accident, which killed his wife Henrietta Maria, due to the orchestration of the 1st Earl of Cork, Richard Boyle. The events of Charles' injuries and his wife's death caused an outrage in Parliament, in which Charles wrongly accused Prime Minister Thomas Wentworth for conspiracy and elected Boyle as his successor.
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