Charles II was best known as the Merry Monarch but his reign also saw the rise of colonisation and trade in India, the East Indies and America.
Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-1685)
Charles I: King and Collector Exhibition
The Royal Academy of Arts is exhibiting Charles I’s extraordinary art collection from 27 January to 15 April 2018, including works from the Royal Collection Trust. These great masterpieces have been reunited for the first time in about 400 years, with many on loan, with about 150 works of art ranging from classical sculptures to…
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Saint Charles the Martyr
King Charles I of England, executed on 30 January 1649, was canonised by the Church of England in 1662 as a martyr and a saint.
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