Charles the Second, 1660 to 1685
The Merry Monarch
| BORN: | 29 May 1630, St. James's Palace, London. |
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| PARENTS: | Charles I (1600 - 49), Henrietta Maria of France (1609 - 69). |
| MARRIED: | Catherine of Braganza (1638 - 1705), 21 May 1662, St. Thomas à Becket Church, Portsmouth. |
| ACCEDED: | 30 January 1649 (by right) 29 May 1660 (restored) |
| CROWNED: | 23 April 1661, Westminster Abbey. |
| DIED: | 30 January 1649, Whitehall, London. |
| INTERRED: | Westminster Abbey. |
| CHILDREN: | 13 illegitimate children |
| COEVAL PERSONS: |
Archbishops of Canterbury: William Juxton Gilbert Sheldon William Sancroft Culture: Henry Purcell (composer) |
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| NOTABLE EVENTS: |
The Great Fire of London, 1666. |
| MULTIMEDIA: | Interview with Rufus Sewell, star of Charles II: The Power and the Passion © 2003, BBC Films [opens new window]. |
