How Charles II became King of England (and the bedroom): Born on this day, monarch survived the Civil War and execution of his father before dramatic rise to the throne - and had 12 illegitimate ...

Charles, 73, immediately ascended to the British throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, according to U.K. laws of succession.

Charles, now the king of the United Kingdom after Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, had several options for taking a name as the new monarch. He chose his first name, and Charles III is ...

King Charles II, the king of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660 to his death in 1685. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images / Getty Images.

Who is King Charles I? King Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 until 1649. He married Roman Catholic Queen Henrietta Maria of France in 1625.

If you thought Charles was just the king of England, think again. He’s also the king of the U.K.’s Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As for the 14 other Commonwealth realms, including far ...

James’ son, the first Charles Stuart, Charles I, who reigned from 1625 to 1649, had his head lopped off on Jan. 30, 1649. It’s a long and complicated story, but here is what you need to know.

Specially commissioned private rail cars have transported the royal family around the country for over 150 years, beginning ...

Finally so far as this book is concerned-Victor Amadeus II. married Anna Maria of Orleans, granddaughter of Charles I. of England. It is with this marriage, according to Mme. Vitelleschi, ...

Before we left on our most recent trip to our home country of England a couple of weeks ago, some American friends asked me what the British thought of King Charles and I had to admit I had no idea.

Charles, now the king of the United Kingdom after Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, had several options for taking a name as the new monarch. He chose his first name, and Charles III is ...

Charles, now the king of the United Kingdom after Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, had several options for taking a name as the new monarch. He chose his first name, and Charles III is ...