Charles I

Charles I was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his death. He reigned during the English Civil War (1641-1651). The Second Doctor played a role in the Civil War which brought down the King and led to his execution and the rise of Oliver Cromwell. (PROSE: The Roundheads) Lady Peinforte was a supporter of Charles I. (TV: Silver Nemesis)

George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, was Charles' minister and close friend. Under the King's orders, he smuggled an English army into France to take Paris in 1626 but was defeated by the Fifth Doctor. (AUDIO: The Church and the Crown)

He was the father of James II, who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution in November 1688, and the great-grandfather of Bonnie Prince Charlie. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)

Behind the scenes

 * In the unproduced Doctor Who movie, Doctor Who Meets Scratchman, it is mentioned that the Doctor was seen at the execution of Charles I.
 * He was portrayed by Kenneth Colley in the Thirty-Minute Theater episode Revolutions: Cromwell, Stephen Fry in Blackadder: The Cavalier Years, Bill Paterson in The Return of the Musketeers and Peter Capaldi in The Devil's Whore.