https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0 en-us 2022-12-19 18:22:43 UTC 2025-10-26 10:37:27 UTC hello@padlet.com r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425159291 Charles I, king of England and Scotland.]]> 2022-12-19 19:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425159291 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425161432 He believed in the divine right of kings. He thought that all power should be with him and him alone.]]> 2022-12-19 19:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425161432 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425163077 Charles I married the Roman Catholic princess Henrietta Maria of France. Eventhough he had another religion.]]> 2022-12-19 19:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425163077 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425165794 The parliament did not agree with Charles I ruling on his own terms and without Parliaments consent.]]> 2022-12-19 20:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425165794 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425168050 Charles I marrying the Catholic Henrietta also led to mistrust from religious groups.]]> 2022-12-19 20:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425168050 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425170115 Several Civil Wars broke out between the army of Charles I (Royalists) and Parliamentarians.]]> 2022-12-19 20:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425170115 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425171175 Charles I was arrested and imprisoned in 1642.]]> 2022-12-19 20:10:44 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425171175 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425172742 Eventually Charles I was accused of treason, put on trial and sentenced to death.]]> 2022-12-19 20:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425172742 r0840855_1_1 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425174171 After the death of Charles I, the monarchy was over and England became a republic.]]> 2022-12-19 20:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2425174171 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426945059 Also known as “The Merry Monarch,” because of the liveliness and hedonism at his court.]]> 2022-12-21 19:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426945059 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426947540 Charles II succeeded his father, Charles I, as King of the Scots from 1649 to 1685, and as King of England and Ireland from 1660 to 1685. ]]> 2022-12-21 19:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426947540 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426950805 The Scottish army was defeated by the English under Oliver Cromwell in September 1650. Charles II became a fugitive; the English chased him for 40 days while he was protected by his trusted subjects. He then fled to France in 1651.

]]> 2022-12-21 19:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426950805 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426951381 Charles II spent nine years in exile in France, the Dutch Republic, and the Spanish Netherlands until 1660. 

]]> 2022-12-21 19:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426951381 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426954481 The political crisis that followed Cromwell's death in 1658 was the reason why Charles II was invited back to London to become king, and he was restored to his father’s throne in 1660.]]> 2022-12-21 19:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426954481 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426957037 Charles II married only once, in 1662, to the Portuguese princess Catharine of Braganza. This marriage was a great success with many benefits. As a dowry, they were given the Portuguese land area "Bom Bahia" (Bombay), now known as Mumbai. The Portuguese king agreed to transfer control of Bombay to the East India Company, and it eventually became their base. ]]> 2022-12-21 19:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426957037 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426957807 Even though his mother and sister tried to persuade him to convert to Catholicism, he kept his Protestant faith. He later converted to Catholicism in order to collaborate with France and end the war against the Dutch, because France would not help Great Britain unless Charles converted to Catholicism. 

]]> 2022-12-21 19:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426957807 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426959810 In 1685, Charles II died after a stroke, and although he had 12 illegitimate children, he didn't have any legitimate children. That is why his Roman Catholic brother James II succeeded him on the throne. ]]> 2022-12-21 19:49:41 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2426959810 r0936729 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427004416 After the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, Charles III, also known as "Charles Philip Arthur George," became King of the United Kingdom on September 8, 2022. He is the oldest person (73) to ascend the British throne.]]> 2022-12-21 21:46:42 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427004416 r0936729 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427004733 Princess Diana Spencer was Charles' first wife. She was born into the British nobility and grew up on the Sandringham Estate. They married on July 29, 1981, and divorced in 1996 because of the issues between them. Diana Spencer was a well-known princess who was loved by residents; she even had the nickname "the people’s princess" because of her good actions. She died in a car accident on August 31, 1997.]]> 2022-12-21 21:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427004733 r0936729 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427005212 Queen Camilla Parker Bowles, also known as "the Duchess of Cornwall," is the second wife of Charles III. Camilla was raised in Britain's upper classes and had ties to Charles' family. After the death of Diana Spencer, they appeared more in public and then married on April 9, 2005. On September 8, 2022, she became the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom.]]> 2022-12-21 21:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427005212 r0936729 https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427018068 Elizabeth II, also known as Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, is the mother of Charles III. She officially became king on June 2, 1953, until Sept. 8, 2022. She ruled the United Kingdom for a very long time. She died on Sept. 8, 2022, due to old age.]]> 2022-12-21 22:38:22 UTC https://padlet.com/r0840855_1_1/kx8ac8ztraude1z0/wish/2427018068