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King Charles I
Born: 19 November 1600
Father: James I of England (VI of Scotland)
Mother: Anne, daughter of King Ferdinard II of Denmark
Reigned: 1625 - 1649
Died: 30 January 1649 (executed)Time-Line:
1625 - 27 March - death of James I
1625 - Parliament gave Charles I tonnage & poundage for one year only
1634 - Ship money demanded by Charles I without Parliament's consent
1635 - Queens House in Greenwich completed by Inigo Jones (1573 - c1652).
1635 - Connecticut first settled
1636 - Hackney carriages in London
1642 - English Civil War breaks out - Greenwich no longer favoured royal residence.
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