10) on the throne, and the speaker tells us this vision made her weep, likely owing to Catherine's suffering from anti-Catholics during
Charles II's reign.
Compared to his forebears, there are far fewer portraits of
Charles II in state.
The Restoration of
Charles II, following decades of puritan austerity, was a time of new-found confidence and exuberance, a period of innovation and change.
The King's Revenge:
Charles II and the Greatest Manhunt in British History.
But when Cromwell died in 1658, the experiment petered out and the dead king's son,
Charles II, was invited to return.
Zabby has a love of science, which also leads to a love of King
Charles II as she spends as much time as she can in his "elaboratory." Eliza's love of acting and playwriting lead her from an unwanted marriage set up by her father to her own financial freedom.
Culture and politics at the court of
Charles II, 1660-1685.
In two fine chapters, on court sermons and on Thomas Crowne's masque-like entertainment, Calisto, Jenkinson reveals how
Charles II proved willing to tolerate, and even licence for publication, texts that contained criticisms of his libidinous behaviour and exercise of rule.
Highlights include a set of six
Charles II chairs which were believed to have been used in the court room of Hanging Judge Jeffreys during the Bloody Assize held at Taunton Castle, Somerset, in 1685.
Only through his friendship with King
Charles II was he able to escape serious repercussions for his behaviour, but illness and illhealth eventually caught up with him.
THERE are probably two things which most people know about King
Charles II.
A badge given by
Charles II to a noblewoman in thanks for helping save his life after the final battle of the English Civil War sold for almost pounds 8,000 yesterday.