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The Downfall of King Charles I
When Prince Andrew was formally arrested in February 2026, I immediately thought of the last royal to be taken into custody: King Charles I, in 1647. For Andrew, the arrest led to a quiet exit from public life. For Charles, it led to a civil war, the rise of a
Queen Isabelle and Her (Bloody) Road to Regency: Sources & Citations
Watch on Youtube Image Sources: By order of appearance Philippa of Hainault by W.H. Egleton for the book Biographical Sketches of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest to Victoria Note: While I know this isn't meant to be Isabelle, I decided to use it because
The Downfall of King Charles I: Sources & Citations
Van Dyck portraits, Parliamentary records, and the last royal arrest before Prince Andrew