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King Charles II

by Antonia Fraser

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3.5(2)

This biography follows Charles II from exile and restoration to his long effort to preserve the Stuart monarchy after civil war and republican rule. Fraser presents the king through court politics, foreign policy, mistresses, religion, Parliament, plague, fire and the succession anxieties that surrounded his brother James. The book treats the Restoration court as a political system as well as a social world, showing how charm, calculation and compromise helped Charles survive repeated crises.

Historical Periods

Restoration London1660–1685 CE Popish Plot and Exclusion Crisis1678–1681 CE Glorious Revolution1688–1689 CE

Historical people

Charles II of England1630–1685 James II of England Catherine of Braganza1638–1705 Nell Gwyn1650–1687

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