Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 25484104, member: 101855&quot;]<b>“Charles”</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Charles I holds the dubious distinction as the only British king who was publicly put to death. Others were quietly starved to death or executed in prison.</p><p><br /></p><p>Charles I had no idea what would happen to his reign when he named his son Charles in 1630. Charles II learned the lessons from the fate of his father and had a quiet, non-controversial reign. His greatest transgression was a series of mistresses with whom he fathered at least 12 illegitimate children. Oddly enough Charles and his queen did not have any surviving children. The crown passed to his brother, James II, when he died.</p><p><br /></p><p>After Charles died in 1685, there would not be another king named Charles until the current monarch inherited the crown in 2022. Was this span of over three centuries planned, or a matter of fate?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631354[/ATTACH] </p><p>A Charles I unite gold coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631355[/ATTACH] </p><p>A Charles II shilling. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1631356[/ATTACH] </p><p>A Charles III sovereign.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in