King Charles I was born at Dunfermline Palace in on 19 November 1600.

Photo: Charles I with Monsieur de St Antoine by Anthony van Dyck, 1633.

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1653 - Oliver Cromwell is sworn in as Lord Protector of England, Scotland & Ireland. Aged 54, he was the only man to hold position & wore plain black attire. He was referred to as "Your Highness" / "Sir".

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in 1660, Britain is about to get a whole lot merrier when King Charles II arrives in Dover to claim the throne. Coincidentally, he gets married too a year later, to the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza

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On All Things The Duke of Clarence's Views on Marriage.
https://t.co/eSR1U8QtyH

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