Charles I

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Jacob Abbott. Charles I

Charles I

Table of Contents

PREFACE

ENGRAVINGS

KING CHARLES I

Chapter I

His Childhood and Youth

1600–1622

Chapter II

The Expedition into Spain

1623

Chapter III

Accession To the Throne

1625

Chapter IV

BUCKINGHAM

1625–1628

Chapter V

The King and his Prerogative

1628–1636

Chapter VI

Archbishop Laud

1633–1639

Chapter VII

The Earl of Strafford

1621–1640

Chapter VIII

Downfall of Strafford and Laud

1640–1641

Chapter IX

Civil War

1641–1646

Chapter X

The Captivity

1646–1648

Chapter XI

Trial and Death

1648

The End

Footnotes

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Jacob Abbott

Makers of History

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His progress in learning.

As soon, however, as he commenced his studies under his new tutor, he made much greater progress than had been expected. It was soon observed that the feebleness which had attached to him pertained more to the body than to the mind. He advanced with considerable rapidity in his learning. His progress was, in fact, in some degree, promoted by his bodily infirmities, which kept him from playing with the other boys of the court, and led him to like to be still, and to retire from scenes of sport and pleasure which he could not share.

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