Who were King Charles I and King Charles II and what happened to them?
Charles could have gone with a different name, but it's been confirmed he will be King Charles III.
Saturday 10 September 2022 10:17, UK
It's been confirmed that the King will be known as Charles III.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II after her incredible 70-year reign, her son Charles will be crowned King Charles III.
The Prince of Wales' full name - Charles Philip Arthur George - did present some alternatives if he had wished to be known by a different regnal name, however he chose Charles.
We look to those who preceded him.
Clashes with parliament, civil wars and a beheading: the life of King Charles I
Born in 1600, Charles I became King upon the death of his father King James I of England (James VI of Scotland).
His heavy spending on art, clashes with leading citizens about religion and failed wars in Europe led to disagreements with parliament.
Tensions eventually boiled over into the English Civil War, which saw him imprisoned and put on trial for high treason and sentenced to death.
Following his death parliament ruled for 11 years - known as the Interregnum - before Charles' son, Charles II was proclaimed king in 1660.
The return of the king and Christmas: who was King Charles II?
Charles II, the eldest surviving son of Charles I, had been eight years old when the English Civil War broke out.
During the Interregnum, when Oliver Cromwell was Lord Protector, festival days including Christmas were not allowed to be celebrated and instead were to be spent in respectful contemplation.
But following the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Charles II repealed the Puritan ban on celebrating Christmas - to great popular joy.