Charles II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
1630–85
Second son of King Charles I and Henrietta Marie of France. Escaped to France after Charles I’s execution in 1649; returned, to be defeated by Oliver Cromwell at Worcester, 1651. King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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