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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
May 25, 2024 · Charles II (born May 29, 1630, London—died February 6, 1685, London) was the king of Great Britain and Ireland (1660–85), who was restored to the throne after years of exile during the Puritan Commonwealth. The years of his reign are known in English history as the Restoration period.
Feb 22, 2022 · Charles II of England (r. 1660-1685) was the king of Scotland (1649-1685) before the Restoration in 1660 also made him king of England and Ireland. Charles was a charming and easygoing monarch who took a keen interest in sports, science , and the arts.
Charles II (r. 1660-1685) The eldest surviving son of Charles I, Charles had been eight years old when Civil War broke out. He was with his father at the Battle of Edgehill and in Oxford, until ordered by him to seek the safety of France.
Read a biography about King Charles II whose restoration to the throne in 1660 marked the end of republican rule in England.
After the execution of his father King Charles I, Charles became King of Scotland from 1649 until defeated by Cromwell’s forces at the Battle of Worcester in1651. After the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, he took the throne as King Charles II of Scotland, England and Ireland…
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
Charles II, (born May 29, 1630, London, Eng.—died Feb. 6, 1685, London), King of Great Britain and Ireland (1660–85). Son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, he supported his father in the English Civil Wars. After his father’s execution, he invaded England in 1651 but was defeated at Worcester.
Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85) Born 1630, St James's Palace. Died 1685, Palace of Whitehall [London] As a young man, Charles II had been exiled on the Continent following the defeat and subsequent execution of his father, Charles I.
Feb 17, 2011 · Charles II: The Masquerading Monarch. By Professor Ronald Hutton. Last updated 2011-02-17. An intelligent and charming monarch or irresponsible risk-taker? Ronald Hutton unmasks the real...
