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George Villiers was Charles' minister and close friend. Under the King's orders, he smuggled an [[English]] army into [[France]] to take Paris in [[1626]] but was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]'') | George Villiers was Charles' minister and close friend. Under the King's orders, he smuggled an [[English]] army into [[France]] to take Paris in [[1626]] but was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Church and the Crown (audio story)|The Church and the Crown]]'') | ||
For eleven years, Charles ruled without regard for the [[Houses of Parliament|Parliament]], ultimately causing the [[English Civil War]] ([[1641]]-[[1651]]). The Civil War brought down the King and saw the rise of [[Oliver Cromwell]]. By [[December]] [[1648]], Charles Stuart was a prisoner on the [[Isle of Wight]] and then in the [[Hurst Castle]]. Despite his successful escape aided by [[Polly Wright]] under the coercion of [[John Copper]] and [[Christopher Whyte]], he was soon recaptured and eventually executed. According to the [[Second Doctor]], no mention of his escape was left in history and his trial was to happen on [[20 January]] [[1649]] and he was executed on [[30 January]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') [[Lady Peinforte]] was a supporter of Charles I. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | For eleven years, Charles ruled without regard for the [[Houses of Parliament|Parliament]], ultimately causing the [[English Civil War]] ([[1641]]-[[1651]]). The Civil War brought down the King and saw the rise of [[Oliver Cromwell]]. By [[December]] [[1648]], Charles Stuart was a prisoner on the [[Isle of Wight]] and then in the [[Hurst Castle]]. Despite his successful escape aided by [[Polly Wright]] under the coercion of [[John Copper]] and [[Christopher Whyte]], he was soon recaptured and eventually executed. According to the [[Second Doctor]], no mention of his escape was left in history and his trial was to happen on [[20 January]] [[1649]] and he was [[execution of Charles I|executed]] on [[30 January]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]'') [[Lady Peinforte]] was a supporter of Charles I. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'') | ||
Upon seeing a painting of Charles' beheading, [[The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|the Doctor]] remarked that the depiction was not how it actually happened. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]'') | Upon seeing a painting of Charles' beheading, [[The Doctor (The Cabinet of Light)|the Doctor]] remarked that the depiction was not how it actually happened. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Child of Time (novel)|Child of Time]]'') | ||
Revision as of 01:57, 13 August 2024
Charles I of the House Stuart was King of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Biography
Charles was born circa 1600. He was a son of King James and had an elder brother Prince Henry who died too early to become a king himself. After Prince Henry's death, Charles was prepared for the throne by the George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. (PROSE: The Roundheads)
George Villiers was Charles' minister and close friend. Under the King's orders, he smuggled an English army into France to take Paris in 1626 but was defeated by the Fifth Doctor. (AUDIO: The Church and the Crown)
For eleven years, Charles ruled without regard for the Parliament, ultimately causing the English Civil War (1641-1651). The Civil War brought down the King and saw the rise of Oliver Cromwell. By December 1648, Charles Stuart was a prisoner on the Isle of Wight and then in the Hurst Castle. Despite his successful escape aided by Polly Wright under the coercion of John Copper and Christopher Whyte, he was soon recaptured and eventually executed. According to the Second Doctor, no mention of his escape was left in history and his trial was to happen on 20 January 1649 and he was executed on 30 January. (PROSE: The Roundheads) Lady Peinforte was a supporter of Charles I. (TV: Silver Nemesis)
Upon seeing a painting of Charles' beheading, the Doctor remarked that the depiction was not how it actually happened. (PROSE: Child of Time)
Behind the scenes
- In the unproduced Doctor Who movie, Doctor Who Meets Scratchman, it is mentioned that the Doctor was present at the execution of Charles I.
- Charles was portrayed by Kenneth Colley in the Thirty-Minute Theatre episode Revolutions: Cromwell, Stephen Fry in Blackadder: The Cavalier Years, Bill Paterson in The Return of the Musketeers and Peter Capaldi in The Devil's Whore.
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