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The new king of Britain will be called Charles III: Who were Charles I and II?

2022-09-09 19:10:39Histori SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

 

The new king of Britain will be called Charles III: Who were Charles I and II?
The new king of Britain will be called Charles III: Who were Charles I and II

 

The new King of England, Charles III, is said to have once refused to keep his name to avoid associations with the bloody and turbulent history of his two predecessors, Charles I and Charles II. His Majesty wanted to be called George VII to honor his grandfather, a beloved royal figure.

While the ancestors of the same name, ruled during some of the darkest periods in the history of the United Kingdom.

"The name Charles is clothed in so much sadness," a trusted friend of Charles III told the London Times in 2005.

Charles I

The new king of Britain will be called Charles III: Who were Charles I and II?

The only British monarch to be executed and who plunged the country into a brutal civil war, abolishing the royal family. Charles I, took the throne in 1625, ruling over England, Scotland and Ireland.

His idea that kings had divine rights met with much opposition, and parliamentarians began to accuse Charles I of his tyrannical behavior. These clashes led to the outbreak of civil war in 1642. Charles refused to give in to demands for a constitutional monarchy and in 1649, he was convicted and executed for high treason.

His last wish before the execution was to wear thick clothes and not feel the cold. "It's so cold I might be shivering, but some might think I'm shivering from fear and not from the cold," he wrote.

The new king of Britain will be called Charles III: Who were Charles I and II?

After saying a prayer, Charles beckoned to the executioner, whose identity is still unknown, and beheaded him with one blow. Many citizens soaked their handkerchiefs with the king's blood. Soon after this event, the monarchy was abolished and England became a Republic led by Oliver Cromwell.

Charles II

The new king of Britain will be called Charles III: Who were Charles I and II?

Charles II, after the execution of his father Charles I, moved to The Hague and spent almost two decades in exile. He only ascended the throne after Cromwell's death in 1658, but was crowned King of Scotland on 1 January 1651.

Fearing an invasion by English republican forces, Charles II and his supporters began an invasion of England. It ended in defeat at the Battle of Worcester, but Charles managed to hide from the authorities for six weeks, escaping to France.

Officially, Charles II returned as king in 1660. The monarch rejected many of the country's conservative rules. He was "kind, grateful, generous, tolerant and essentially loving," wrote historian Antonia Fraser.

During his reign, colonies were expanded and trade with India and America developed. He also had to deal with two major crises, the Black Death in 1665 and the Great Fire of London a year later.

Charles II died on 6 February 1685 aged 54, leaving the throne to his brother, James II.

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