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5 days ago · United Kingdom - Monarchy, Revolution, Union: Charles II arrived in London on the 30th birthday of what had already been a remarkably eventful life. He came of age in Europe, a child of diplomatic intrigues, broken promises, and unfulfilled hopes.
1 day ago · The current monarch is King Charles III, who ascended the throne on 8 September 2022, upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II . The monarch and their immediate family undertake various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties.
3 days ago · The crossing, begun on October 19, was a feat of military genius, however propitious the strong eastern “Protestant wind” that kept the English fleet at anchor while Dutch ships landed at Torbay (November 5). William took Exeter and issued a declaration calling for the election of a free Parliament.
2 days ago · Royalist Agents, Conspirators and Spies: Their Role in the British Civil Wars, 1640-1660. This is a fascinating and absorbing account of Royalist conspiracy and spies throughout the Civil Wars and the Commonwealth and Protectorate.
1 day ago · Charles II, 1660: An Act of Free and Generall Pardon Indempnity and Oblivion. Statutes of the Realm: Volume 5, 1625-80. Originally published by Great Britain Record Commission, s.l, 1819. This free content was digitised by double rekeying. Public Domain. Citation:
4 days ago · The Royalists supported first King Charles I of England (r. 1625-1649) and then his son Charles II, while the Parliamentarians, the ultimate victors, wanted to diminish the constitutional powers of the monarchy and prevent what they considered a Catholic-inspired plot to reverse the English Reformation.
3 days ago · Media outlets in the United Kingdom reported that for sale was a missal that had once belonged to a priest who had helped King Charles II when he was fleeing Cromwell’s soldiers after the Battle of Worcester in 1651. That priest in question was Father John Huddleston.
