'King Charles II', 1660s (1934). Artist: John Michael Wright.

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'King Charles II', 1660s (1934). After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649 during the English Civil War, Charles II (1630-1685) went into exile. After the death of Oliver Cromwell and the fall of the Protectorate in 1659 a restoration of the monarchy was negotiated and Charles made a triumphal entry into London on 29 May 1660, his birthday. 'From The Studio Volume 107. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd., London, 1934]

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