For one thing, Charles I was notorious for sparring with the English parliament – a tense relationship that led to the English Civil War and his eventual execution.
– a tense relationship that led to the English Civil War and his eventual execution.
Charles faced scrutiny for marrying Queen Henrietta Maria, who was a Catholic, and dissolving Parliament at whim whenever he faced disagreement. The controversial monarch once even dissolved Parliament for 11 years.After his Royalist Army was defeated by Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian forces during the English Civil War, Charles was executed in 1649. He remains the only English monarch to be tried and executed for treason. Charles II's legacy was also controversial.
The hedonistic king was dubbed "The Merry Monarch" for a court known for debauchery, adultery and gambling. Historians claim Charles II, who surrounded himself with libertines and bawdy courtesans, fathered at least 14 illegitimate children. But how much the present King Charles III considered the legacies of the two 17th-century kings is unknown. An anonymous source disputed the claim published in the London Times.
"Anyone who knows the Prince of Wales knows he does not sit around talking to his chums, discussing what he wants to be called," the source told The Guardian at the time. "Inasmuch as officials have discussed it with him at accession planning meetings the thinking was that he would remain, Charles."
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