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Charles II (England)

Type Figure Region Britain Time 1630–1685 Also known as Charles II of England、快乐君主、Merry Monarch

Charles II (1630–1685) was the Stuart king of England, Scotland, and Ireland.…

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  1. 1649–1660Continental Europe · Western EuropeAfter his father Charles I was executed, Charles spent the Protectorate years in exile on the Continent, visiting France, the Spanish Netherlands, and elsewhere, keeping restoration hopes alive while maneuvering among various powers.
  2. 1660–1670London · EnglandHe acceded after General Monk brought about the Restoration in 1660 and appointed Clarendon as chancellor. In 1661 the Clarendon Code strengthened the established church; in 1665–1667 he took part in the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The Great Plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London in 1666 devastated the capital, and the king stabilized the situation during the crises.
  3. 1671–1685London · EnglandIn the 1700s he faced parliamentary factional strife and the question of a Catholic succession; in 1670 the Secret Treaty of Dover allied him with France. He died in 1685 without legitimate issue, and his brother James II succeeded him, setting the stage for the Glorious Revolution.

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