Charles I

A portrait of Charles I.

Has history been unfair to Charles I?

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Catholics massacre Protestants in Ulster in a contemporary illustration. However, Catholics were also the victims of mass killings in 1641. (© Getty)

10 great misconceptions of the Civil War

Painting depicting Cromwell at the head of his troops following the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644, by Ernest Crofts. (Photo by De Agostini Picture Library/Getty Images)

Oliver Cromwell: The secret of his military genius

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The battle of Marston Moor, the largest clash of the Civil War, depicted in a 19th-century painting. Preventing a slide into chaos required "diplomatic panache, not Charles's fabled stubbornness", writes Jonathan Healey. (Photo by A 16th-century portrait of Bess of Hardwick. Bess's talent, ambition and eye for a well-connected husband elevated her to dizzying levels of wealth and power in Tudor England. (Photo by Bridgeman Art Library)

What sparked the Civil War?

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A portrait of actress Nell Gwynn, longtime mistress to King Charles II.

From Nell to Meghan: 10 romances between actors and royals

Henrietta Maria

Henrietta Maria: Charles I’s warrior queen

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A painting of Charles I on horseback.

The art of a king

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BREAKING: Charles I was never beheaded, reveals newly-discovered manuscript

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Black British history and Charles I’s children

A painting depicting Oliver Cromwell gazing at the body of Charles I

Killers of the king: the men who dared to execute Charles I

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A picture from the art collection of Charles I.

Charles I’s lost paintings

A woodcut showing Prince Rupert of the Rhine's pet poodle Boy being killed at the battle of Marston Moor, while a witch looks on. (Alamy)

The Prince and the Devil Dog

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The ruined site of Clonmacnoise in County Offaly, Ireland. (Getty Images)

Where history happened: the Wars of the Three Kingdoms part 2

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The site of the battle of Naseby, which saw parliament's New Model Army win its first major battle against the royalists in June 1645. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Where history happened: the Wars of the Three Kingdoms part 1

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