Charles

Charles is a masculine given name. It is the French form of the Germanic name Karl or Carl. The original Anglo-Saxon was Ċearl or Ċeorl, but disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. However, Carrol or Carroll survive as given names or surnames. The Polish Karol, Italian Carlo and Spanish-Portuguese Carlos are variants. The United States region of Carolina is named for Carolus, the Latin form. Common diminutive forms are Charlie, Chuck and Chick.

Charles may refer to:

Characters known only by the name Charles
 * Charles (Atlantis), a British soldier who nearly captures Victor Radcliff at the beginning of The United States of Atlantis
 * Charles (sim), a sim in "Around the Salt Lick", a part of A Different Flesh.
 * Charles (The War That Came Early), a French soldier and minor character in Coup d'Etat.

Monarchs of the name Charles
 * Charles I of Austria, historical Emperor of Austria-Hungary mentioned in Southern Victory.
 * Charles I of England, historical King of England mentioned in The Two Georges and an oblique reference in A Different Flesh.
 * Charles II of England, historical King of England referenced in Opening Atlantis.
 * Charles III of Britain (The Two Georges), fictional British monarch in The Two Georges.
 * Charles III of Spain, a historical king who plays a background role in Opening Atlantis.
 * Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, a historical Hapsburg royal referenced as King Carlos I of Spain in "Eyewear".
 * Charles XI of France, a fictional monarch referenced in Southern Victory.
 * Charles of Versailles, a fictional character who plays a background role in In High Places.

Characters with the first name Charles
 * Charles W. Anderson, a historical aide de camp to General Nathan Bedford Forrest, appearing in Fort Pillow.
 * Charles Cornwallis, a historical British military commander who plays a prominent role in the Atlantis (series).
 * Charles Coughlin, a historical Canadian-American priest and media personality who appears in Joe Steele.
 * Charles Darwin, historical British scientist who formulated the theory of natural selection, and is mentioned in the Atlantis story "The Scarlet Band".
 * Charles Galtier, member of a Quebecois farming family in Southern Victory.
 * Charles de Gaulle, a historical French leader who appears in The Man With the Iron Heart and The War That Came Early series.
 * Charles Gillen, a fictional Virginia plantation owner in A Different Flesh.
 * Charles George Gordon, a historical British general who appears in How Few Remain.
 * Charles Healey, a fictional American general who appears in Worldwar.
 * Charles Evans Hughes, a historical U.S. Chief Justice who appears in Coup d'Etat and Joe Steele.
 * Charles Ethan Kenning, historical musician appearing under his stage name George Edwards in "The Fillmore Shoggoth".
 * Charles W. La Follette, a semi-fictional American statesman with a prominent role in the Southern Victory series.
 * Charles Lindbergh, a historical aviation pioneer, referenced in passing in several Turtledove works.
 * Charles Lindbergh Jr., historical murder victim referenced in "Before the Beginning" and Joe Steele.
 * Charles Lucas, a Royal American Mounted Police officer in The Two Georges.
 * Charles Manson, a historical murderer and cult-leader who is mentioned in "Before the Beginning".
 * Charles Marshall, a historical aide de camp to General Robert E. Lee, appears in The Guns of the South.
 * Charles Burton Mitchel, a historical American and Confederate legislator, obliquely mentioned in connection to his fictional descendant Burton Mitchel in the Southern Victory series.
 * Charles Neville, the historical 6th Earl of Westmoreland, who appears in Ruled Britannia.
 * Charles Vail, a historical American surgeon who appears in Fort Pillow.
 * Charles Venable, a historical aide de camp to General Robert E. Lee, appears in The Guns of the South.

Characters with the middle name Charles:
 * Arthur C. Clarke, historical Anglo-Sri Lankan writer of science fiction, referenced in "Hindsight" and "Vilcabamba".
 * John C. Frémont, historical Union General referenced in The Guns of the South and Southern Victory.
 * Mickey Mantle, historical baseballer referenced in Aftershocks.
 * Othniel Marsh, a historical palaeontologist referenced in "The Green Buffalo".

Characters with the name Charlemagne, from the French for "Charles the Great":
 * Charlemagne Broxton, fictional restaurateur, minor character in In at the Death.
 * Kid Charlemagne, fictional LSD brewer in "The Fillmore Shoggoth".

Characters known as Karl:
 * Karl (Worldwar), a minor character in the novel Aftershocks.
 * Karl Becker, a fictional German military engineer and POV in the novel In the Balance.
 * Karl Dönitz, a historical German admiral appearing in The War That Came Early series and referenced in the novel The Man With the Iron Heart.
 * Karl Edelsheim, a fictional German sergeant and POV in the novel After the Downfall.
 * Karl-Friedrich von Holtzendorf, a German colonel and minor character in the novel Last Orders.
 * Karl Jobst, a fictional US Army Lieutenant in How Few Remain.
 * Karl Marx, a historical political theorist referenced in many of Turtledove's works.
 * Karl Stuckart, a student in the novel In the Presence of Mine Enemies.
 * Karl Wirtz, a historical German nuclear physicist appearing in the novel The Man With the Iron Heart.

Characters known as Karol:
 * Karol, minor fictional character in Worldwar.
 * Karol Józef Wojtyła, the birth name of Pope John Paul II, historical figure described anonymously in "Under St. Peter's".

Characters known as Carl:
 * Carl (Atlantis), a farmer and minor character in Opening Atlantis.
 * Carl (Used car salesman), a used car salesman and minor character in the novel All Fall Down.
 * Carl Bernstein (Southern Victory), a US Army Sergeant appearing in one scene of The Grapple who is a humorous, anachronistic analog of a historical figure.
 * Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, a historical German nuclear physicist referenced in the novel The Man With the Iron Heart.
 * Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, a historical Finnish leader referenced in the novel West and East.
 * Carl Lundquist, a minor character in "Hindsight".
 * Carl Martin, the son of Chester Martin appearing in the Southern Victory series.
 * Carl Andrew Spaatz, a historical United States Army General appearing in the novel Joe Steele as a young major.

Characters with the first name Carroll:
 * Carroll Wilson Rasin, historical politician and baseball organizer mentioned in "The House That George Built".

Characters with the surname Carroll:
 * Hezekiah Carroll, a fictional Texas Ranger and minor character in In at the Death.
 * Mike Carroll, a fictional Lincoln Brigade member in The War That Came Early.

Characters with the surname Carlsen:
 * Holger Carlsen, titular character of "The Man who Came Late".

Characters known as Carlo:
 * Carlo (Gladiator), a university student and minor character in the novel The Gladiator.
 * Carlo Corvo, a fictional United States Army Sergeant appearing in the novel The Man With the Iron Heart.

Characters known as Carlos:
 * Carlos Ruiz, a farmer from Sonora in the Southern Victory series.
 * Carlos Weinberg, a minor character in Coup d'Etat.
 * Note that the Spanish kings listed under "Charles" are known as Carlos in their homeland.

Characters known as Charlie:
 * Charlie, a customs inspector and minor character in Return Engagement.
 * Charlie Baumgartner, a US army corporal and minor character in Drive to the East.
 * Charlie Chaplin, a historical British comic actor referenced in The War That Came Early series.
 * Charlie Clark, a janitor in the novel The Disunited States of America.
 * Cutpurse Charlie Condent, a pirate in Opening Atlantis.
 * Charlie Cox, a US government official and minor character in In the Presence of Mine Enemies.
 * Charlie Ebbets, an engineer in "The Road Not Taken".
 * Charlie Fixico, a Creek Nation chief and minor character in American Front.
 * Charlie Kaapu, a surfer appearing in the Days of Infamy series.
 * Charlie Key, a historical Union soldier appearing in the novel Fort Pillow.
 * Charlie Lynton, a fictional Prime Minister of the United Kingdom appearing in the novel In the Presence of Mine Enemies.
 * Charlie O'Doole, a minor character in "The Green Buffalo".
 * Charlie Pytlak, a United States Army sergeant in The Man With the Iron Heart.
 * Charlie Ross, a historical White House Press Secretary appearing in the novel The Man With the Iron Heart.
 * Charlie Sanders, a minor character in In the Balance.
 * Charlie Storer, the drummer for Squirt Frog and the Evolving Tadpoles in the Supervolcano trilogy.
 * Charlie Sullivan, a POV reporter and speechwriter in the novel Joe Steele.
 * Charlie Tompkins, a minor character in In the Balance.
 * Charlie White, a fishing boat cook in the Southern Victory series.
 * Charlie Woo, a repair shop owner in the novel Curious Notions.
 * Charlie Yamada, a San Atanasio councilman and minor character in Things Fall Apart.

Characters known as Chuck:
 * Chuck Christman, an Indianapolis News reporter and minor character in The Man With the Iron Heart.

Characters known as Chick:
 * Chick Blades, a prison guard in Return Engagement. However, his real first name is not Charles, but Leroy.

Places named for Charles:
 * Carolina, fictitious nation mentioned in The Disunited States of America.
 * Charleston, South Carolina, city figuring prominently in Southern Victory.
 * Charleston, West Virginia, city figuring in The Disunited States of America, where it is home to:
 * Charleston Coin and Stamp Company, a shop
 * Charleston Courier, a newspaper
 * North Carolina, U.S. (and C.S.) state appearing in numerous Turtledove works.
 * South Carolina, U.S. (and C.S.) state appearing in numerous Turtledove works, most obviously Southern Victory.

Things named for Charles:
 * Carolina Parakeet, extinct bird species appearing in "Birdwitching" and The Disunited States of America.
 * Charles XI (Ship), a passenger liner in The Victorious Opposition.
 * 47th North Carolina, historical branch of the Confederate States Army featured in The Guns of the South.
 * Oom Karl, vessel in Ruled Britannia.