Definition of Charles II in the English dictionary
The first definition of Charles II in the dictionary is known as Charles the Bald. 823–877 ad, Holy Roman Emperor and, as Charles I, king of France. Other definition of Charles II is 1630–85, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland following the Restoration ; son of Charles I. He did much to promote commerce, science, and the Navy, but his Roman Catholic sympathies caused widespread distrust. Charles II is also 1661–1700, the last Hapsburg king of Spain: his reign saw the end of Spanish power in Europe.
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King Charles II liked women's company and well as making love to them.
My parents didn't have a lot of money when I was growing up. We were comfortable, but I didn't go to Oxbridge, and yet every American interviewer I get says to me, 'You're related to Charles II! Your grandfather was a baronet!' And it's infuriating, because that is a part of my history, but you're trying to turn me into a posh boy, and I'm not.
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Spanning his life both before and after the Restoration, Antonia Fraser's lively and fascinating biography captures all the vitality of the man and the expansiveness of the age. 'Detailed, sympathetic, and admirably readable' ECONOMIST
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Charles II and the Politics of Access
Charles's use of access to his person as a potent political tool reveals detail of contemporary politics and attitudes to monarchy.
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London Crowds in the Reign of
Charles II: Propaganda and ...
Professor Harris shows to be misleading the conventional view, that the whigs enjoyed the support of the London masses, and the tories were essentially anti-populist.
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Restoration:
Charles II and His Kingdoms, 1660-1685
Beginning with the Restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War, this book traces the fate of the monarchy from Charles II's triumphant accession in 1660 to the growing discontent of the 1680s.
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Charles II - The Last Rally
THE WOMEN 222 xra. FULL GALE: THE POPISH PLOT 238 XIV. HURRICANE AND HARBOR 261 XV. DROP ANCHOR 271 CHARLES 11 THE LAST RALLY I THE LAST RALLY THIS BOOK IS A SEQUEL AND COMPANION TO THE BOOK which I published last year upon Louis XIV.
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A Gambling Man:
Charles II's Restoration Game
A Gambling Man is Uglow at her best: both a vivid portrait of Charles II that explores his elusive nature and a spirited evocation of a vibrant, violent, pulsing world on the brink of modernity.
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Intelligence and Espionage in the Reign of
Charles II, 1660-1685
A balanced portrait of the dark byways of Restoration politics.
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Culture and Politics at the Court of
Charles II, 1660-1685
A study of how representations and images of Charles II and his kingship were formed and presented by those in and around the court.
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Painted ladies: women at the court of
Charles II
These are supplemented by a lavishly illustrated catalogue of 120 portraits by some of the most important artists of the time, including Lely and Kneller, together with biographies of the sitters themselves.
Catharine MacLeod, Julia Marciari Alexander, National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain), 2001
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Anti-Arminians : The Anglican Reformed Tradition from ...
This book is a study of the Anglican Reformed tradition (often inaccurately described as Calvinist) after the Restoration. Hampton sets out to revise our picture of the theological world of the later Stuart period.
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10 castles and ruins in Coventry and Warwickshire to drive to this …
... for the support Coventry gave to the Parliamentarians during the Civil War, the city walls were demolished on the orders of King Charles II. «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
This day in history
In 1663, King Charles II of England granted a royal charter to Rhode Island. In 1853, an expedition led by Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
Today In History July 8
1663: King Charles II of England granted a Royal Charter to Rhode Island. 1853: An expedition led by Commodore Matthew Perry arrived in ... «Herald Times Reporter, Jul 15»
Letters: What the Vancouver vote means
They should have rolled with the satire, as Charles II once did. The earl of Rochester, a much-favoured courtier, pinned these verses on the ... «National Post, Jul 15»
New book spotlights long-forgotten boxing champion
... press clippings and even interviewed Ezzard Charles II and the fighter's childhood friend-turned-personal manager, Richard Christmas. «MyCentralJersey.com, Jul 15»
Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star in Nell Gwynn at Shakespeares Globe
Set in 1660, after the fall of the Puritans and the restoration of Charles II to the throne, the play is a celebration of life in the theatre that charts ... «Playbill.com, Jul 15»
10 Illegal Things In Medieval Europe That Were Totally Bizarre …
It was booted out by Charles II, thank goodness, so British people can still go around eating strange little pies wearing Santa hats all they like. «Bustle, Jul 15»
Restoration of Tower and 12th century Walls begins at Portsmouth …
With the restoration of Charles II in 1660, a collection for churches across the country raised the money required to rebuild the tower and nave ... «AboutMyArea, Jul 15»
Solid, non-royal godparents should serve Princess Charlotte well
... her own blamelessly respectable offspring christened in the receptacle that had bestowed eternal redemption on the bastards of Charles II. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
New Worlds miniseries mix of Colonial-era fact, fiction
It's the 1680s and Charles II (Jeremy Northam) is on the throne of England. While the English civil war, the regicide of King Charles I and the ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
