The early culture of colonial Charles Town somewhat reflected the personality of its namesake, King Charles II, who ushered ...

Charles II, the Stuart king who restored England’s monarchy in 1660 after years of turbulence and civil war, is well known to history—the man who presided over a period of cultural flourishing ...

Upon his accession, Charles II set about ushering in England’s great Restoration Era — what Rosen calls “the merry old England of bawdy theaters, wenches, witty playwrights, horse racing ...

Following Cromwell's death, Charles II became King of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1660, restoring the monarchy. As part of what's known as the Restoration period, Charles re-opened theaters ...

and the several towns hanging out white sheets’, Charles II set out in triumph from Rochester to London on the final leg of his journey from Continental exile to Restoration. It was his 30th birthday.

A historic document signed by King Charles II, which helped complete the restoration of the British monarchy after the English Civil War, is up for auction and expected to fetch up to £600,000 ($ ...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest ... that the best option was the “restoration” of the monarchy and negotiations began to recall Charles. On his 30th birthday, Charles ...