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Second son of James VI and Anne of Denmark. Born in Scotland
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Charles was created Duke of Albany at his baptism
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Charles was created Prince of Wales in 1616, he was instructed by King James in every aspect of ruling a kingdom.
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In 1625 he succeeded his father and soon after married a Catholic French Princess Henrietta Maria, the daughter of the dissolute Henry IV and his second wife Marie de Medici.
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1625 he became king of England, Scotland and Ireland
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Charles's popular older brother Henry, whom he adored, died in 1612 leaving Charles as heir to the throne
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In 1629, he dismissed parliament and resolved to rule alone. This forced him to raise revenue by non-parliamentary means which made alot of people hate him.
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When Charles attempted to force a new prayer book on the country of Scotland, It triggered the start of a civil war.
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Charles failed to win the first War and surrendered in 1646 to the Scots
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Convinced that there would never be peace while the king lived, a rump of radical MPs, including Cromwell, put him on trial for treason. He was found guilty and executed on 30 January 1649 outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall, London.
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