King Charles I Finish:Rolled Plate 4 from Human Physiognomy

Plate 4 from Human Physiognomy Explain'd: In the Crounian Lectures on Muscular Motion by James Parsons FRS (London

Both women are wearing full hooped skirt dresses with tight bodices

Vignettes of the remains of the Church of St Martin's le Grand

with opposition coming from all sides

King Charles I Finish:Rolled Plate 4 from Human PhysiognomyKing Charles I, (mid 19th century). Charles I (1600 1649) succeeded his father James I as King in 1625. His reign was dominated by a bitter dispute with Parliament over the extent of royal power, which culminated in 1642 in the English Civil War, and Charles' eventual execution for treason.