
Charles I tiny character jug modeled by William K. Harper and produced by Royal Doulton of Burslem, England, in a 1994 limited edition of 2,500 for Lawleys By Post. Charles I (1600-1649) became king at the age of twenty-four and reigned for twenty-four years. As king he was dogmatic and inflexible with Parliament and attempted to usurp its power and govern by personal rule. Three times summoned and three times dissolved between 1625 and 1629, Parliament went the next eleven years without being summoned as Charles financed his reign by selling commercial monopolies and extracting ship money. In 1642 the royal standard was raised by Charles at Nottingham against the Parliamentary forces. The King's supporters, known as the Cavaliers, came from the ranks of peasants and nobility who fought against the militia drawn from the emerging middle classes, Puritans known as the Roundheads. Led by Oliver Cromwell, the New Model Army routed the Cavaliers at Naseby in 1645 and Charles surrendered a year later. Put on trial for treason and found guilty by one vote, he was led to the scaffold before Whitehall, his courage in the face of death elevating him to the level of a martyr. A crown and gold mace form the handle of this jug.
Maker:
Royal Doulton
England
1994
Model #:
D6995
Kings & Queens of the Realm Set
character jug
Size:
tiny
Height:
1 1/2"


