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A portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1433 - 1477 CE) by Rogier van der Weyden (c. 1400 - 1464 CE). Oil painting. c. 1454-1460. 49 cm (19.2 in) x 32 cm (12.5 in). Now in the collection of the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.

A c. 1635 oil-on-canvas painting of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) by Anthony van Dyck. The artist has chosen to represent the king in triplicate, each version wearing different clothing and coloured slightly differently. This choice...

The signed and sealed death warrant for the execution of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) in London on 30 January 1649. National Archives, London.

A c. 1683 painting by John Riley of Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685 CE) wearing armour and with the new British Crown Jewels. (The Weiss Gallery)

Lord Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805), oil on canvas portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, c. 18th century. Royal Collection Trust.

A painting showing William Harvey (1578-1657) demonstrating to King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) his theory of the circulatory system.

Charles Martel divides the realm between Pepin and Carloman. Illuminated manuscript from the Grandes Chroniques de France. Ms. fr. 2615, fol. 72. Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris.

A 1633 painting of Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) by Anthony van Dyck. (Royal Collection, Windsor Castle)

A 1532 portrait by Jakob Seisenegger of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-56) with his dog. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)

A 1642 painting by William Dobson of the future Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685 CE). (Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh)