Charles i

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 …

One of the most famous Pearls in history; the single pear-shaped Natural Pearl earring worn by King Charles l of England (1600-1649). Fashionable gentlemen of the 17th century wore single earrings with a stylish swagger. Charles wears his 'statement piece' earring in almost every portrait and even at his execution.

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The fateful end of Charles I in 1649 was England's only instance of regicide by its people. The controversial 17th-century monarch defied Parliament and ...

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

Anthony van Dyck Charles I (1600-1649) Warwick Shire Hall www.artuk.org/artworks/charles-i-16001649-55602

Charles I and Henrietta Maria in their youth. What splendid matching outfits. Painting at Hampton Court Palace.

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

Divers off the coast of the Netherlands found the treasure, which came from a shipwreck, after it was exposed by a storm which washed away the silt covering it for four centuries.