Charles I and his wife Henrietta Maria, with their eldest children: Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles II) next to his father and James, Duke of York (James II) next to their mother. The sumptuousness of their court life, reflected in the costumes here, was a subject of much resentment among Puritans and Parliamentarians. Interestingly, modern costumiers often find the dress of this period apt for Shakespearean comedies (see Shakespeare's Staging, Berkeley, Gallery 5, page 3, image 5, and page 4, image 7).