When Charles Stuart was a young child, it seemed unlikely that he would survive, let alone become ruler of England and Scotland.
He lives in Oxfordshire, England..
About the Author: Christopher Hibbert , "a pearl of biographers" ( New Statesman), is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the author of Disraeli (Palgrave Macmillan), The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici, The English: A Social History, and Cavaliers and Roundheads.
Hibbert\'s masterful biography re-creates the world of Charles I, his court, artistic patronage, and family life, while tracing the course of events that led to his execution for Treason in 1649.
Charles I is best remembered for having started the English Civil War in 1642 which led to his execution for treason, the end of the monarchy, and the establishment of a commonwealth until monarchy was restored in 1660.
Once shy and retiring, an awkward stutterer, he grew in stature and confidence under the guidance of the Duke of Buckingham; his marriage to Henrietta of Spain, originally planned to end the conflict between the two nations, became, after rocky beginnings, a true love match.
When Charles Stuart was a young child, it seemed unlikely that he would survive, let alone become ruler of England and Scotland
