Charles II


Biography
Tired of the period of political experimentation and religious intolerance, General Monck helped pave the way for the Stuart Royal Family by inviting Charles to return as the monarch, but there were some conditions that were outlined in the Declaration of Breda.
Charles II
Portrait
Born
1630
Place of Birth
St. James's Palace
Marriage
Catherine of Braganza
Children
8
Died
1685 at Whitehall
Acceded to Throne
1660
Further Reading
King Charles II
By Antonia Fraser
Return of the King: The Restoration of Charles II
By Charles FitzRoy
Restoration England (Shire Living Histories)
By Peter Furtado
The Restoration: England in the 1660s (History of Early Modern England)
By N. H. Keeble
A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration
By Jenny Uglow
Documentaries
David Starkey's Monarchy
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Films
Charles II: The Power and the Passion
Amazon
Restoration
Amazon


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