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1978.32.1.a

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Charles I (1600–1649), King of England 1625–1649

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Artist

Jean Roettiers (Jan Roettiers) (1631 - 1703)

Title

Charles I (1600–1649), King of England 1625–1649

Creation Date

ca. 1670

Century

mid-17th century

Dimensions

1 15/16 in. (5 cm.)

Classification

Medals/Plaquettes

Creation Place

Europe, Flanders, Flanders

Medium and Support

bronze

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark M. Salton

Copyright

Public Domain

Accession Number

1978.32.1.a

Charles I’s deep distrust of and frequent clashes with Parliament characterized his reign (1600-1649). The disagreements culminated in the English Civil War, which lasted from 1642 until Charles I’s surrender and execution in 1649. After a decade of unsteady Commonwealth rule, Parliament eventually restored Charles I’s rightful heir, Charles II, to the throne in 1660. Charles II ordered this posthumous medal of Charles I to be struck in honor of his father. Ironically, the reverse of the memorial medal references Charles I’s ardent belief in the “divine right of kings,” the very principle that precipitated the revolt and his subsequent death.