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Charles II of England

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1 When was Charles II of England born?

2 Diana's son, ________, second in line to the British Throne, is likely to be the first monarch descended from Charles II.

3 What proceeded Charles II of England?

4 Power passed to five politicians known collectively by a whimsical ________ as the Cabal—Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley (afterwards Earl of Shaftesbury) and Lauderdale.

5 How is Charles II of England described?

6 What is Charles II of England also known as?

7 [20] In the end nine of the regicides were executed:[21] they were ________; others were given life imprisonment or simply excluded from office for life.

8 Where was Charles II of England born?

9 Charles's eldest son, the Duke of Monmouth, led a rebellion against James II, but was defeated at the ________ on 6 July 1685, captured, and executed.

10 Bawdy "________" became a recognizable genre.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the 17th-century Knights of the Royal Oak received silver medals that displayed the Royal Oak where Charles II of England hid after the Battle of Worcester?
  • portrait painter John Michael Wright painted both Charles II and the daughter of Oliver Cromwell?
  • the Cleeves Cove caves were used as a refuge for the local Covenanters, a religious group seeking religious freedom, during the time of their persecution by Charles II's government?
  • the Dutch Gift was a collection of 40 paintings and sculptures (example pictured), presented to King Charles II of England by the Dutch Republic in 1660?
  • with the Secret Treaty of Dover signed between England and France, King Charles II attempted to convert England to Catholicism?
  • the 7th Earl of Pembroke was convicted of murder but pardoned by King Charles II?
  • St Lawrence's Church, a listed building in Stoak, Cheshire, England, has a Tudor hammerbeam roof, a Jacobean altar, a Georgian pulpit, an Elizabethan chalice and chairs from the time of Charles II?
  • Robert Fielding polygamously married Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, a former mistress of King Charles II, within a month of marrying another woman?
  • King Charles II rewarded Captain Richard Haddock for his actions in the Battle of Solebay by giving him a hat?
  • Charles II of England attended the 1667 premiere of the tragicomedy The Maiden Queen?
  • London's Army and Navy Club stands on a site once partly occupied by the house of the actress Moll Davis, a mistress of King Charles II?
  • Birdcage Walk in the City of Westminster, London, is named after the Royal Menagerie and Aviary which was located beside it in the reign of Kings James I and expanded by Charles II?
  • Mohammed bin Hadou was a Moroccan ambassador to the court of Charles II in England in 1681–82?
  • Catherine Pegge from Derbyshire had a son who was named Charles like his heirless and exiled father, Charles II of England?
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