Charles I Charles was born on November 19th 1600 in Dunfermline, Scotland. He received a good education with tutors. He was the second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark. Charles's began with an unpopular friendship with George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, who used his influence against the wishes of other nobility.
The English Civil War started in 1642 when Charles raised his royal standards Nottingham. Charles made repeated mistakes throughout his region that took his country to a civil war. The country split into those who supported the king and who supported parliament. Charles conflict with parliament led to the civil war and his execution. The civil war ended with Charles execution in 1496 and with the defeat for monarch. Charles had become increasingly strained. In 1644, Charles lost control of the north of England as a result of a major defeat at the Battle of Marston Moor.