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 ...

Rufus Sewell as King Charles II in Charles II ... This period of the Restoration became known as a “golden age” with great leaps in science and culture taking place. This was the time of ...

This is Charles II. The fearfully weathered statue in Soho Square is in a pitiful state. Mossy, eroded, and with a coarsely ...

This led to the Restoration, which saw Charles II become king of England. In 1657, Parliament actually offered Cromwell the role of king, but he refused. He said he could not accept a role he had ...

India dispatch: government-governor conflicts in southern states deepen fault lines and regional tensions ...

Modern dissent dates from the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, and is essentially a consequence of the 1662 Act of Uniformity. The Restoration political settlement was founded on an exclusive ...

Scotland's History Covenanters Charles II becomes King after Cromwell's death The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish ...

He lived in Holland and France and returned with Charles II to England in 1660 at the Restoration of the monarchy and was Ranger of Hyde Park. He died unmarried at Whitehall of smallpox. At different ...