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Charles II lost little time in strengthening England’s global power. From the 1660s to the 1680s, Charles II added more possessions to England’s North American holdings by establishing the Restoration colonies of New York and New Jersey (taking these areas from the Dutch) as well as Pennsylvania and the Carolinas.
The regalia made for Charles II's coronation in 1661 forms the central part of the Crown Jewels today. The existing Crown Jewels had almost entirely been lost or destroyed during the Commonwealth and the king therefore commissioned new pieces on his return to England from exile in 1660. Their design reflects a tradition stretching back to the ...
Charles II was committed to expanding England’s overseas possessions. His policies in the 1660s through the 1680s established and supported the Restoration colonies: the Carolinas, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. All the Restoration colonies started as proprietary colonies, that is, the king gave each colony to a trusted individual ...
17 de feb. de 2011 · Ronald Hutton looks for the real Charles II. In 1642, when he was twelve years old, the three kingdoms of his father Charles I, England, Scotland, and Ireland, dissolved into civil war.
Charles II facts. Due to Charles II's behaviour and tolerance, he was known as the " Merry Monarch ". When Charles II became king, it marked the end of an 11-year period where Britain and Ireland was ruled by a republic. When Charles II was 18 his father, King Charles I, was executed and tried for treason. He had many illegitimate children ...
11 de oct. de 2021 · Reigned: Following the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Charles II ruled as King of England, Scotland and Ireland until his death in 1685. He was also King of Scotland from 1649 to 1651. Coronation: Crowned King of Scotland on 1 January 1651 at Scone; then King of England, Scotland and Ireland on 23 April 1661 at Westminster Abbey.
Charles II was the last Spanish ruler from the House of Habsburg. He is regarded as a grotesque reflection of Spain’s decline and a prototypical product of dynastic inbreeding. The precarious situation of the Spanish Habsburgs, who were on the verge of extinction due to the lack of male heirs, manifested itself in rumours that the son marked ...
