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unusual facts about King Charles I of England



Cor Caroli

The name Cor Caroli means "Charles' Heart", and was named in the 17th century to honour the murdered King Charles I of England.

There has been some uncertainty whether it was named in honour of King Charles I of England, who was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War, or to his son, Charles II, who restored the English monarchy to the throne in 1660.

The Harvey School

He named the school for Sir William Harvey (1578–1657), personal physician of King Charles I who is considered one of the fathers of modern medical science.

Thomas Belasyse, 1st Viscount Fauconberg

Before the Civil War, Belasyse and his family had a long running confrontation with William Wentworth, a close advisor to King Charles I, primarily over local government issues in Yorkshire.


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John Tyler Linton

Linton's Ford was part of the land owned by a family of English "Cavaliers" (followers of King Charles I of England) who came to Virginia from Scotland just after the English Civil War and settled in Prince William County, Virginia.

William Monson

William Monson, 1st Viscount Monson (died ca. 1673), one of the Regicides of King Charles I of England