Charles II (1630-1685) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland between 1660 and 1685. He was the son of the executed king Charles I. Charles I lost the second civil war, between the ‘royals’ and the long parliament. The leader of the parliament, in the civil war, was Oliver Cromwell. So, he came in power short after the execution of Charles the I. Cromwell dismantled the pulicchurch and he chose a strict and sober new course. For example, theathers were forbidden and adultery was punishable by death. However, after his death in 1658, there was nobody that was able to follow the same course as he did. It looked like, at that time, that there was no other option, but to restore the monarchy. So it happened; in 1660, Charles II became king; the monarchy was restored.
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In 1665 there was a pestilence in London. A year later, the great fire of London took place. Yet another year later, England lost the Second Anglo-Dutch war. A humiliation for Charles, because the flagship, the Royal Charles, was captured by the Dutch. The brother of Charles II, James II, was held responsible, because he was the admiral. That’s why he was not that popular, so many things went wrong. Not only his action made him unpopular, his lifestyle too, because his lifestyle was excessive. It is no wonder that the people and the parliament were not that pleased with king Charles , in his beginning
In 1665 there was a pestilence in London. A year later, the great fire of London took place. Yet another year later, England lost the Second Anglo-Dutch war. A humiliation for Charles, because the flagship, the Royal Charles, was captured by the Dutch. The brother of Charles II, James II, was held responsible, because he was the admiral. That’s why he was not that popular, so many things went wrong. Not only his action made him unpopular, his lifestyle too, because his lifestyle was excessive. It is no wonder that the people and the parliament were not that pleased with king Charles , in his beginning