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Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558), line engraving on paper by Barthel Berham. Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh.

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

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 portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-1556) with his dog by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian (c. 1487-1576), completed in 1533. Prado Museum, Madrid.

Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), brother of Austrian Emperor Francis I, and one of Austria's most capable generals during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He is best known...

Illustration of an enthroned Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 875-877 CE), King of West Francia (r. 843–877) and Italy (r. 875–877). Copied by G.W. Hutin, 1821, from a 9th-century manuscript of the Gospels. The British Museum, London...

An 1831 painting by Paul Delaroche showing Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) examining the dead body of King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) after the English Civil War (1642-51). (Hamburger Kunsthalle, Grmany)

Part of Votive Panel of Jan Očko of Vlašim depicting Charles IV. Tempera on limewood, before 1371. National Museum, Prague.

Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen (1769-1832) - French general and governor of Ile-de-France (Mauritius). Commander of the Army of Catalonia during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815).

Zach McGowan as the English pirate Charles Vane (d. 1721) in the TV series Black Sails. © 2014 Starz