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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Emperor of Austria (1916–1918) and king of Hungary as Charles IV (1916–1918). Deposed after World War I, he twice failed to regain the Hungarian throne (1921).
- King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642–1648) in which Charles was defeated. He was tried for treason and beheaded in 1649.
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- noun son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649)
- noun as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)
- noun king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
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Examples
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King Charles I, who was executed in Whitehall 352 years ago this weekend.
To die like a king: new study says it's most dangerous job in history 2011
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Later, Charles I, when he presumed to authority above that of Parliament, was prodded out a window in the Banqueting House in White Hall where, on a makeshift platform, his head was chopped off by a French swordsman imported for the occasion.
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As we approach the anniversary of the regicide of that glorious saint and King – Charles I, it is a good time to look at one of the most shameful rewritings of history I have ever seen up there with the holocaust deniers.
Archive 2008-01-13 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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In April 1630, Fr Southworth was transferred to the Clink, London but a month later was released along with 15 other priests through the intervention of Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who achieved reprieves for many condemned Catholic priests.
Saint John Southworth de Brantigny........................ 2008
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But for me, strangely enough, because of the work Mike Yarwood did in the '70s on Prince Charles I felt sometimes that I was really doing an impersonation of Mike Yarwood doing Prince Charles.
Archive 2008-01-01 annawaits 2008
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As we approach the anniversary of the regicide of that glorious saint and King – Charles I, it is a good time to look at one of the most shameful rewritings of history I have ever seen up there with the holocaust deniers.
On Rewriting History de Brantigny........................ 2008
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In April 1630, Fr Southworth was transferred to the Clink, London but a month later was released along with 15 other priests through the intervention of Queen Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, who achieved reprieves for many condemned Catholic priests.
Archive 2008-03-30 de Brantigny........................ 2008
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But for me, strangely enough, because of the work Mike Yarwood did in the '70s on Prince Charles I felt sometimes that I was really doing an impersonation of Mike Yarwood doing Prince Charles.
Interview with Chris Barrie annawaits 2008
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The three most fabulous collections of the past hundred years—those of Charles I, the dukes of Mantua, and Mazarin—had all now been dispersed, and Pierre eagerly followed the trails of the works among them which were still on the move.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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The three most fabulous collections of the past hundred years—those of Charles I, the dukes of Mantua, and Mazarin—had all now been dispersed, and Pierre eagerly followed the trails of the works among them which were still on the move.
The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006
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