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    King Charles's Castle is a ruined artillery fort overlooking New Grimsby harbour on the island of Tresco in the Isles of Scilly. Built between 1548 and...
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    existing fortifications in this location. The main existing fort, King Charles's Castle, had been built in the 1550s but was poorly sited and had been blown...
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    Jonathan Dimbleby, Charles's parents were described as physically and emotionally distant and Philip was blamed for his disregard of Charles's sensitive nature...
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    opinion was strengthened, damaging Charles's reputation and authority. The English Parliament distrusted Charles's motivations when he called for funds...
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    and Tresco Heliport. To the north of New Grimsby are King Charles's Castle and Cromwell's Castle. Tresco is one of the five civil parishes of the Isles...
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    30 January 1649. The title is used by high church Anglicans who regard Charles's execution as a martyrdom. His feast day in the Anglican calendar of saints...
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    Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop...
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    details of his state funeral. Planning for the King's funeral began almost immediately after Charles's accession to the throne upon the death of his mother...
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    The investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales (later King Charles III), took place in Caernarfon Castle, north Wales, on 1 July 1969. The ceremony formally...
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    several artistic or scholarly projects produced during Charles's reign or afterwards. Charles was born to John of Bohemia of the Luxembourg dynasty and...
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