Charles II died childless of natural causes, leaving the throne to his brother, James.
He wasn't.
That was his father, Charles 1st - who led the country into civil war by claiming 'Divine Right of Kings'.
He was forced to abdicate and then beheaded by Parliament.
where was charles the 1st executed
He was beheaded.
Charles II, wasn't executed, it was his father Charles the First who was executed by a Calvinist controlled Parliament for refusing to abandon the Anglican Catholic faith.. 30, January,1649.
He was beheaded.
King Charles 2 was not killed. His father, King Charles 1, was executed in 1649 at the climax of the English Civil War. Charles 2 was defeated by Oliver Cromwell after his fathers death and fled to mainland Europe.
Charles I
when Charles i was executed
whhitehall
Charles the First was executed on Tuesday, 30th of January 1649 , 2.00 p.m. at the Banqueting House, Whitehall
King Charles I was beheaded in public, in front of The Banqueting House in Whitehall, London on 30th January 1549.
Charles I.
Oliver Cromwell was arrested and executed, and theatre was reinstated