Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660-1685, c1824. Artist: Unknown

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Charles II, King of Great Britain and Ireland 1660-1685, c1824. Charles, during the English Civil War, disguised as a woodman. After the execution of his father, Charles I, in 1649, 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.

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