On January 30th 1649 Charles I parted company with his head. The Tudor connection here is that he was born in 1599 when Elizabeth was still on the Throne of England and it was Charles's father James I that followed her onto the throne.
It's incredible to think that after Elizabeth reigned for 45 years, it took less than that time, less that two generations, for the country to tear itself to pieces in a civil war. Even more incredible is that the after being King for 24 years Charles should lose his head after losing the war.
Curiously, long before 1649 when the population was more religious and more superstitious, it was considered horrendous bad luck if Lady Day 25th March ( the annunciation, when the Angel Gabriel told Mary that she would bear the Christ Child 9 months later) fell at Easter. The last time that happend was...1649. Check your diaries we're OK this year.
www.tudorhistorytours.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment