Who is Charles II of England?

Charles II of England is King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

How did Charles II of England die?

Charles II of England passed away in 1685 (stroke).

What is Charles II of England known for?

Charles II of England is primarily known as a(n) slave trader, sovereign, politician, art collector, monarch.

Who is Charles II of England connected to?

Charles II of England is connected to: Charles I of England, James II of England, James VI and I, Anne of Denmark.

Charles II of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Born:May 29, 1630

Died:February 6, 1685

Age at death:54

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Stroke

Zodiac Sign:Gemini

Born in:St James's Palace, United Kingdom

Buried in:United Kingdom

Languages:English

Slave Trader Sovereign Politician Art Collector Monarch

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Charles II of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland

Biography

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. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649. However, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth with a republican government eventually led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651, and Charles fled to mainland Europe. Cromwell became Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. Charles spent the next nine years in exile in France, the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Netherlands. A political crisis after Cromwell's death in 1658 resulted in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and Charles was invited to return to Britain. On 29 May 1660, his 30th birthday, he was received in London to public acclaim. Charles's English Parliament enacted the Clarendon Code, to shore up the position of the re-established Church of England. Charles acquiesced to these new laws even though he favoured a policy of religious tolerance. The major foreign policy issue of his early reign was the Second Anglo-Dutch War. In 1670, he entered into the Treaty of Dover, an alliance with his cousin, King Louis XIV of France. Louis agreed to aid him in the Third Anglo-Dutch War and pay him a pension, and Charles secretly promised to convert to Catholicism at an unspecified future date. Charles attempted to introduce religious freedom for Catholics and Protestant dissenters with his 1672 Royal Declaration of Indulgence, but the English Parliament forced him to withdraw it. In 1679, Titus Oates's fabrication of a supposed Popish Plot sparked the Exclusion Crisis when it was revealed that Charles's brother and heir presumptive, James, Duke of York, had become a Catholic. The crisis saw the birth of the pro-exclusion Whig and anti-exclusion Tory parties. Charles sided with the Tories and, after the discovery of the Rye House Plot to murder Charles and James in 1683, some Whig leaders were executed or forced into exile. Charles dissolved the English Parliament in 1681 and ruled alone until his death in 1685. A patron of the arts and sciences, Charles became known for his affability and friendliness, and for allowing his subjects easy access to his person. But he also showed an almost impenetrable reserve, especially concerning his political agendas. His court gained a reputation for moral laxity. Charles's marriage to Catherine of Braganza produced no surviving children, but the king acknowledged at least 12 illegitimate children by various mistresses. He was succeeded by his brother James.

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Quotes

“On the House of Lords' debate on Lord Ross's Divorce Bill (1610), as quoted in King Charles the Second (1931) by Arthur Bryant”

“If we are understood, more words are unnecessary; if we are not likely to be understood, they are useless.”

— To the Earl of Manchester, as quoted in the notes to Hudibras (1674), Part 1, Canto 1, by Samuel Butler, edited by Henry George Bohn, (1859)

“And who cannot but remember, That Religion, Liberty and Property were all lost and gone, when the Monarchy was shaken off, and could never be reviv'd till that was restored.”

— His Majesty's Declaration to all his Loving Subjects, touching the Causes and Reasons that moved Him to Dissolve the Two last Parliaments (8 April 1681), quoted in Memoirs Relating to the Impeachment of Thomas Earl of Danby, (Now Duke of Leeds,) In the Year, 1678 (1711), p. 106

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Charles II of England

Identificatie Titel(s): Triomftocht op het water bij de aankomst te Londen van koning Karel II en koningin Catharina van Braganza. Aqua Triumphalis / The triumphall entertainment of ye King and Queenes (...) (titel op object) Reis van Catharina van Braganza van Portugal naar Londen (serietitel) Objecttype: prent Objectnummer: RP-P-1879-A-3177 Catalogusreferentie: Hollstein Dutch 19 Opschriften / Merken: Verzamelaarsmerk; verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228 Omschrijving: De aankomst van koningin Catharina van Braganza in Londen op de rivier de Thames op 23 augustus 1662. Zij wordt welkom geheten door de burgemeester en burgers van Londen. Het schip van de koning en koningin wordt omgeven door boten, die de verschillende gildes representeren. Prent maakt deel uit van een serie over de reis van Catharina van Braganza van Portugal naar Londen, waar zij met Karel II van Engeland trouwde, in 1662. Vervaardiging Vervaardiger: prentmaker: Dirk Stoop (vermeld op object), opgedragen aan:opgedragen door: Dirk Stoop Plaats vervaardiging: Engeland Datering: 1662 Fysieke kenmerken: ets en gravure Materiaal: papier Techniek: etsen / graveren (drukprocedé) Afmetingen: plaatrand: h 184 mm × b 540 mm Onderwerp Wat: triumphal entry and public reception, pageant, 'entrée solennelle', 'joyeuse entrée' - AA - festivities on the waterboat propelled by man or animal Wanneer: 1662-08-23 - 1662-09-22 Waar: Londen. Theems Wie: Catharina van Bragança. Karel II (koning van Engeland) Verwerving en rechten Verwerving: aankoop 1879 Copyright: Publiek domein

Master's Court in London Charterhouse, in the snow, showing the Great Hall (left) and 17th century porch with Charles II's arms above.

Charles II of England

Collectie Voorhelm Schneevoogt Inventarisnummer NL-HlmNHA_1477_53009797 Beschrijving Koning Karel II van Engeland spreekt een kleine groep staande leden van de Staten-Generaal toe, 1 juni 1660. Episode tijdens zijn rondreis door en vertrek uit de Nederlanden. De koning staande achter een tafel, aan de muur portretten van de stadhouders Willem I, Maurits, Frederik Hendrik en Willem II. Gravure door Theodor Matham naar een tekening van Jacob Toorenvliet; gesigneerd Fotonummer NL-HlmNHA_1477_53009797 Documenttype Historieprenten, tekeningen en foto's Vervaardiger Matham, Theodor (1605/1606-1676), Toorenvliet, Jacob (1640-1719) Annotaties Gebruikt als illustratie in: Abraham de Wicquefort, Verhael in forme van journael, van de reys ende 't vertoeven van [...] Carel de II koning van Groot Britannien, &c. welcke hy in Hollandt gedaen heeft, Adriaen Vlacq, Den Haag 1660. Begindatum 1660 Einddatum 1660 Techniek Grafiek Drukwerk Afmeting hoogte (cm) 31,8 Afmeting breedte (cm) 41 Literatuur Hollstein Dutch 50-54

Charles II of England

Ancien possesseur : Louis XIV (1638-1715 ; roi de France). Ancien possesseur Ancien possesseur : Louis (1638-1715) Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : MusMMA Langue : sans contenu linguistique

Westminster Abbey

During King Charles II flight from the Battle of Worcester, he stayed the night of September 23-24 1651 in Broadwindsor. This plaque commemerates that and was erected on the 4th of April 1902