Charles I of Austria

Nowadays James implication in the civil wars of the 1640s is lessened and the fault is mostly accorded to his son Charles, who was stricter and refused many of his father's ideologies or opinions. There is no denying that James's problematic religious policies participated in the growing instability and the rising tensions of the kingdoms but it may not have reached the breaking point had Charles been more…

The reign of Charles I, King of England, began is 1625. England was experiencing a rising conflict in its country due to simultaneous religious differences of Protestants as well as financial problems that all intensified under King Charles I. England was a Protestant country and when Charles started implementing changes in the church, many got upset and feared he was turning the nation to Catholicism. Charles also did not spend the country’s money wisely and found himself with the need to…

transformed England and presented it as a strong, aggressive, demanding power in Europe. In fact, it was the beginning of a modern England so to say. In 17th century king became the supreme power and head of the church. 150 years after Henry’s death Charles the second had the authority to rule without parliament and was succeeded by James after his death in 1685. James II faced a lot of protest from parliament and people of England as he had converted to Catholicism but he still managed to…

It is unquestionable that the reign of King Henry VIII was more duplicitous than the reign of Pope Alexander VI, due to Henry’s extremely loathsome and reprehensible behavior during his reign. Henry’s actions took the lives of thousands, as well emotionally traumatized the lives of thousands more. His wives primarily fell victim to Henry’s duplicitous acts as they were the closest to him during his periods of unrest. They regularly feared for their lives, which was a true suspicion for Anne of…

This morning, king Charles (The townspeople and farmers refer to him informally as Charlie or KC) received word that a fire-snorting dragon was again terrorizing the countryside. The monster is scaring the people of his kingdom, and several of the farmers have left their land. He summoned his legion of knights and advisors to the castle for a meeting. Once before the king sent the royal knights to stop the giant lizard from roaming the lowlands and raising havoc in the kingdom. But…

Charles II (1630-1685) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1660 and 1685. He was the son of the executed king Charles I. Charles I lost the second civil war, between the ‘royals’ and the long parliament. The leader of the parliament, in the civil war, was Oliver Cromwell. So, he came in power short after the execution of Charles the I. Cromwell dismantled the pulicchurch and he chose a strict and sober new course. For example, theathers were forbidden and adultery was punishable by…

The events that took place during the 1649 re-conquest of Ireland are perhaps some of the most controversial in Irish history. Popular history tells us that Oliver Cromwell was a genocidal maniac who led an army with the aim of wiping out the Irish population. Consequently, the name Oliver Cromwell still brings out negative emotions in Ireland today. Cromwell went to Ireland with the aim of seeking the loyalty of the population to the Westminster Parliament. Attacks on towns such as Drogheda…

charles i is the king of england and also was the 2nd son of James VI of Scotland (James l of England) and Anne of Denmark., he succeed his father, from 1625 and was executed in 1649. charles was charming and dignified and was also aloof, he kept apart from people and was very narrow-mind. People around him or was in his country complained about his extravagance.charles was like his father, he always going out to look for money and his hobbies was art and enjoying owning fine possessions.Duke…

I. Introduction After Parliament failed to grant him Tonnage and Poundage for life, King Charles I of England imposed a levy first against coastal counties, then later against inland counties in order to provide England with warships. Although this tax had been previously imposed by other rulers, it had only been levied against coastal counties and never during a time of peace. Many of the King’s subjects opposed the tax; however, John Hampden, a member of Parliament, not only refused to pay the…

During the ruling of King Charles many changes occurred in England, many changes received harsh backlash. There were pros and cons to having King Charles rule. He chose to rule without Parliament and gave the people of England new taxes to pay. The King disliked working with the Parliament so instead of asking them for money he created new taxes for people to pay to get the funds he needed. Many objected to the taxes pointing out that they were illegal since Parliament did not approve them…