Charles I Raising His Standard
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Charles I Raising His Standard

Charles I Raising His Standard is an 1847 history painting by the British artist Henry Dawson. It depicts a scene from the opening stages of the English Civil War. After leaving London, Charles I raised his standard on 24 August 1642 outside Nottingham Castle in the Midlands, rallying supporters to his cause. Ultimately Charles would lose the war to his opponents and was executed in 1649.

Dawson uses artistic license reimagines the old medieval castle that stood by Nottingham. It was replaced during the Restoration era by an Italianate manor house which still stands today. Dawson depicts it as largely intact, whereas in fact it was already largely a ruin even before the outbreak of the war. The painting is now in the art collection at Nottingham Castle, having been acquired in 1912.

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