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What’s in a name? King Charles III’s name has loaded history

LONDON — Britain’s new monarch is named King Charles III — but that was not inevitable. Charles Philip Arthur George could have chosen another royal name when he took the throne after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Some observers thought the new king might prefer a different name because of the historical baggage associated with the two previous British monarchs called Charles. KING CHARLES II The son of Charles I spent his youth abroad during Britain’s 11 years of rule under Cromwell.

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