Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1625, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft

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Charles I, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1625, (1932). Charles I (1600-1649) succeeded his father James I as King in 1625. His reign was dominated by a bitter dispute with Parliament over the extent of royal power, which culminated in 1642 in the English Civil War, and Charles' eventual execution for treason. From Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon, 1932.

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