Charles I Takes the English Throne
March 27, 1625
The short, stammering second son of James I inherited England, Scotland, and Ireland after his elder brother's early death. Charles believed in the divine right of kings, married a French Catholic princess, and would spend his reign quarreling with parliaments until one of them cut off his head. His execution would shock Europe and redefine the limits of royal power.
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Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.