Executed Reigning Monarchs: Louis XVI of France, Charles I of England, Cuauht Moc, Agust N de Iturbide, Conradin, Maximilian I of Mexico

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Louis XVI of France, Charles I of England, Cuauhtemoc, Agustin de Iturbide, Conradin, Maximilian I of Mexico, Brunhilda of Austrasia, Joachim Murat, Rudolf Duala Manga Bell, Constantin Brancoveanu, Faisal II of Iraq, Atahualpa, Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Lotf Ali Khan, Constantine Hangerli, Al-Musta'sim, Constantine I of Georgia, Shahrukh Afshar, Abdullah bin Saud, tefan Cantacuzino, Tetlepanquetzal, Phommathat. Excerpt: Charles I (19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649) was the second son of James VI of Scots and I of England. He was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles believed was divinely ordained. Many of his English subjects opposed his actions, in particular his interference in the English and Scottish Churches and the levying of taxes without parliamentary consent which grew to be seen as those of a tyrannical absolute monarch. Religious conflicts permeated Charles's reign. His failure to successfully aid Protestant forces during the Thirty Years' War, coupled with such actions as marrying a Catholic princess, generated deep mistrust concerning the king's dogma. Charles further allied himself with controversial religious figures, such as the ecclesiastic Richard Montagu, and William Laud, whom Charles appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Many of Charles' subjects felt this brought the Church of England too close to the Catholic Church. Charles' later attempts to force religious reforms upon Scotland led to the Bishops' Wars, strengthened the position of the English and Scottish Parliaments and helped precipitate the king's downfall. Charles' last years were marked by the...