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Charles II was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 until his death in 1685. Following the execution of his father, Charles I of England, for treason during the English Civil War, the English monarchy was abolished, and Charles II was forced into exile in continental Europe. He was only able to return when the death of Oliver Cromwell, the military dictator who had ruled England since his father's overthrow, plunged the country into political chaos and allowed Charles to claim the throne in 1660.

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  • Charles II was king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 until his death in 1685. Following the execution of his father, Charles I of England, for treason during the English Civil War, the English monarchy was abolished, and Charles II was forced into exile in continental Europe. He was only able to return when the death of Oliver Cromwell, the military dictator who had ruled England since his father's overthrow, plunged the country into political chaos and allowed Charles to claim the throne in 1660.
  • Charles II (1630 – 1685), born Charles Stuart, was King of Scotland, England, and Ireland from 1660 until his death, and succeeded the republican government of Oliver Cromwell. He once fought against the Roundhead forces of Cromwell to try and take back his throne. He was also the second king of the House of Stuart.
  • Charles II (Charles Stuart: 1630–1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He gained the throne after the collapse of the English Protectorate, over a decade after his father, Charles I of England, was overthrown and executed. Charles had numerous mistresses and numerous children by them. However, he did not produce an heir with his wife, Catherine.
  • Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685), of the House of Stuart, was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 until his death. He gained the throne after the collapse of the English Protectorate, over a decade after his father, Charles I of England, was overthrown and executed. Charles had numerous mistresses and numerous children by them. However, he did not produce an heir with his wife, Catherine, so he was succeeded by his brother.
  • Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. His father Charles I had been executed in 1649, following the English Civil War; the monarchy was then abolished and England, and subsequently Scotland and Ireland became a united republic under Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector (see Commonwealth of England and The Protectorate), albeit with Scotland and Ireland under military occupation and de facto martial law. In 1660, shortly after Cromwell's death, the monarchy was restored under Charles II. He was popularly known as the "Merry Monarch" in reference to the liveliness and hedonism of his court.
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