Was the fate of King Charles I inevitable? Did something in his character or biography set his ultimate downfall in motion? Or was there a point of no return that was crossed? Could it all have been averted if someone had changed course?

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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):

Screen recording of the parliament scene from the BBC adaptation of Mike Bartlett’s “King Charles III” (2017).

Screen recording of the State Opening of Parliament (2016).

Detail from a portrait of King James I and VI attributed to John de Critz (c.1605). Held by the Museo del Prado.

Portrait of Anne of Denmark attributed to John de Critz (c.1605). Held by the National Maritime Museum, London.

Portrait of Henry, Prince of Wales by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (c.1603). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Princess Elizabeth, aged seven, by Robert Peake the elder (1603). Held by the National Maritime Museum.

Portrait of a young Charles I of England by Robert Peake the elder (c.1610). Held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Prince Henry Frederick, eldest son of James VI & I and Anne of Denmark by Robert Peake the elder (c.1608). Held by the Royal Palace of Turin.

Portrait of Henry, Prince of Wales after Isaac Oliver (c.1610). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of King Charles I in his robes of state by a follower of Anthony van Dyck (1636). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of King James in state robes by Paul van Somer (c. 1620). Held by the Royal Collection. In the background is the Banqueting House, Whitehall, by architect Inigo Jones, commissioned by James.

Portrait of George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1625). Held by the National Trust.

Portrait of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia by an unknown artist (1613). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Portrait of Frederick V of the Palatinate from the workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt (1613). Held by the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague.

Portrait of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, as King of Bohemia by Gerard van Honthorst (1634). Held by the Kurpfälzisches Museum.

Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria by Anthony van Dyck (1632). Held by the Royal Collection.

Charles I in Three Positions by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1635 Before June 1636). Held by the Royal Collection.

Portrait of Charles I on horseback with M. de St Antoine by Anthony van Dyck (1633). Held in the Queen’s Ballroom at Windsor Castle.

Portrait of King Charles I by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (June 1635). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.

Painting imagining The Eve of the Battle of Edge Hill in 1642 by Charles Landseer (1845). Held by the Walker Art Gallery.

Portrait of King Charles I of England at his trial, January 1649 by Edward Bower (c.1650). Held in an unidentified location.

The execution of King Charles I, by unknown artist. See source website for additional information. Text: "The most abhorrent outrageous execution, performed on the most serene and most grandly powerful Carl Stuart, king in Great Britain, France and Ireland etc. in London before Whitehall Palace, Tuesday 30 January [Julian] / 9 February [Gregorian] in the year 1649, between 2 and 3 pm.” (c.1649). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.