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17TH CENTURY


Charles I of England
by Daniel Mytens, 1631

National Portrait Gallery, London


collar & shoulder sleeve & doublet right glove waist


Charles I:
* 19/11/1600 Dunfermline
+ 30/1/1649 London
son of James I, King of England from 1625
"The most interesting thing about King Charles I is that he was 5'6" tall at the start of his reign, but only 4'8" tall at the end of it... because of... Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England..." (Monty Python)
- having been defeated by Cromwell, James I was indicted for tyranny, sentenced to death and beheaded -
"stupid git!" (Monty Python)


 

  

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