THE REIGN OF KING CHARLES: An History Faithfully and Impartially delivered and disposed into Annals.

by [King Charles]; L'Estrange Hamon

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First edition

London: Printed by E.C. for Edward Dod, and Henry Seile the younger, and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivie-Lane, and over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street, 1655. First Edition. Illustrated with an engraved title-page as frontispiece by G. Faithorne. Folio, 10.5 x 6.75 inches, bound in contemporary speckled calf, the back with raised bands, the compartments richly gilt, one compartment with red morocco lettering label gilt. [8], 266, [6] pp. A very well preserved copy, in its original binding, slight rubbing, the hinges and binding strong, the textual pages clean, crisp and unpressed. A handsome copy. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL BINDING, VERY SCARCE THUS. Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart, the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1612 upon the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. After his accession in 1625, Charles quarreled with the English Parliament, which sought to curb his royal prerogative. He believed in the divine right of kings and was determined to govern according to his own conscience. Many of his subjects opposed his policies, in particular the levying of taxes without Parliamentary consent, and perceived his actions as

• Publisher: Printed by E.C. for Edward Dod, and Henry Seile the younger, and are to be sold at the Gun in Ivie-Lane, and over against St. Du
• Year: 1655
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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