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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685), of the House of Stuart, was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 until his death. He gained the throne after the collapse of the English Protectorate, over a decade after his father Charles I was overthrown and executed.
Charles' reign, sometimes called the Restoration, was marked by pomp and hedonism in the Court. Charles pursued policies of religious toleration for Catholics and dissenting Protestants with some little success. He himself converted to Catholicism on his death bed. Charles also oversaw two disastrous wars with the Netherlands, although England was able to push the Netherlands out of North America.
Charles had numerous children with various mistresses. However, he did not produce an heir with his wife Queen Catherine, so he was succeeded by his brother James II.
Charles II in Atlantis
During the reign of Charles II, the pirates of Avalon, Atlantis were destroyed by combined English, Dutch, and Atlantean forces. A figurehead in the king's image was affixed to the Royal Sovereign, the flagship of Radcliff's Armada.[1]
References
- ↑ Opening Atlantis, pg. 200.
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King of Scotland 1649-1651 |
Succeeded by Military government |
| Preceded by Richard Cromwell As Lord Protector |
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1660-1685 |
Succeeded by James II |
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