Saturday, January 29, 2011

King Charles I

From Cromwell. The king here shows the same courage that his French counterpart and descendant would a century and a half later.
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4 comments:

  1. MayJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Wasn't Louis XVI Charles' descendant, also?

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  2. Le Barde GauloisJanuary 30, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Come to think of it, Charles I of England begat Princess Henrietta of England, who begat Anne-Marie d'Orléans, who begat Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy, who begat Louis XV of France, who begat Louis, Dauphin of France, who begat Louis XVI of France. Charles I was Louis XVI's great-great-great-great-grandfather.

    Thanks for jogging my memory on this, Matterhorn.

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  3. Manuel Marques Pinto de RezendeFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    Amazing scene. I must see this movie...

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  4. Le Barde GauloisFebruary 1, 2011 at 2:32 PM

    It takes a lot of liberties with history for the purpose of presenting a hagiography of Cromwell the "great democrat." Production values are however high, performances are good, and it is a generally interesting film.

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