Charles i

One of the most cataclysmic events in English history was the beheading of King Charles I for treason. This led to the beginning of a period known as the Interregnum, and the rule of Oliver Cromwell, and later his son Richard, was so unpopular that it led to the reestablishment of the monarchy after a short 11 year absence. How did this execution come about?

Appearance: He was 4’-8” tall at his coronation in 1626. His tallest height was 5’-4” tall, which was somewhat short for the times. They say he had chestnut color hair, which is sort of a brownish …

c. 1638. Oil on canvas. 219 x 130 cm. The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. ГЭ-537. On view: Room 246.

Oil Painting of King Charles I WINCM: A.1493

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This is a fragment of a copy of van Dyck's portrait of 1632. Originally a double portrait, the painting would have included Charles I's wife, Queen Henrietta-Maria. An avid art collector, Charles I

Today, waistcoats, or vests, are the essential third piece in the traditional three-piece male business suit. Historians can precisely date their origin to King Charles II of England (1630 - 1685), who introduced the vest to the English

King Charles II (1630–1685) as a Young Man in Exile, studio of Gerard van Honthorst

View PORTRAIT OF KING CHARLES I (1600-1649), HALF LENGTH, WEARING ARMOUR Studio of van Honthorst Gerrit; oil on panel; 74.5 x 58.5 cm.; 29 1/4 x 23 in; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

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As the Puritans set about eking out their survival in Massachusetts in the early 1600s, they naturally had to conquer some major problems: managing to obtain food, fighting their enemies…

Charles II - Sir Peter Lely - circa 1670

In this ambitious large scale double portrait by Daniel Mytens the King and Queen are depicted on a terrace as they prepare to depart on a hunting excursion. Surrounded by lively dogs, they are attended by the court dwarf, Jeffrey Hudson and an African servant who brings their horses. The unusual composition, in which the two main figures are set off to the left hand side serves to emphasise the informality of the image. The couple are depicted in fashionable dress rather than court regalia…

As a young man, Charles II had been exiled on the Continent following the defeat and subsequent execution of his father, https://www.rct.uk/collection/people/charles-i-king-of-great-britain-160... target=_blank>Charles I. Although he landed in Scotland in 1650 and was crowned at Scone in 1651, he did not return to England until 1660, which saw the Restoration of the monarchy in Britain.Charles II’s boyhood was spent in England, surrounded by the treasures of his parents superlative art…

Queen Henrietta Maria had been so delighted with the sculptor Bernini’s bust of her husband, Charles I, that she was determined to have a companion bust. Van Dyck painted at least two preparatory portraits (this and RCIN 400158, one profile and one frontal) in August 1638, but it was not until June 1639 that the Queen wrote to Bernini of her desire to have a bust of herself. Van Dyck asked for payment of £15 for two portraits of the Queen ‘pour Mons Barnino’. Three portraits were...

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