King Charles I

The second son of King James I+VI was born in Dunfermline (Scotland) on 19 November 1600. When his father left for London in March 1603 together with his wife and older son Henry, he was still unable to walk or talk. More than a year later, he made the journey, too. His older brother died in 1612 and Charles became the next one in line. King James died in 1625 and Charles suceeded his father. In the following years, he tried to depend less on parliament and rule without asking for advice, which brought him trouble with the parliament. In the 1640s, a civil-war broke out among the Royalists and the ones who preferred a stronger parliament. After years of unstableness, King Charles I was imprisoned, tried and sentenced to death. He didn´t want to defend himself, as he didn´t accept another judge but God himself. On 30 January 1649, he was beheaded at Whitehall. This put an end to monarchy and brought the followers of the parliament to Power.

This signature is on a request from the King to Parliament to be allowed to come to London from Newcastle to discuss Peace proposals in 1646.