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Exploring the Life and Legacy of Charles II of England

This quiz explores the life, reign, and cultural impact of Charles II of England, covering key events, figures, and historical context.

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1 When was Charles II of England born?

2 Diana's son, ________, second in line to the British Throne, is likely to be the first monarch descended from Charles II.

3 Who preceded Charles II of England?

4 Power passed to five politicians known collectively by a whimsical ________ as the Cabal—Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley (afterwards Earl of Shaftesbury) and Lauderdale.

5 How is Charles II of England described?

6 What is Charles II of England also known as?

7 [20] In the end nine of the regicides were executed:[21] they were ________; others were given life imprisonment or simply excluded from office for life.

8 Where was Charles II of England born?

9 Charles's eldest son, the Duke of Monmouth, led a rebellion against James II, but was defeated at the ________ on 6 July 1685, captured, and executed.

10 Bawdy "________" became a recognizable genre.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the 17th-century Knights of the Royal Oak received silver medals that displayed the Royal Oak where Charles II of England hid after the Battle of Worcester.
  • portrait painter John Michael Wright painted both Charles II and the daughter of Oliver Cromwell.
  • the Cleeves Cove caves were used as a refuge for the local Covenanters, a religious group seeking religious freedom, during the time of their persecution by Charles II's government.
  • the Dutch Gift was a collection of 40 paintings and sculptures (example pictured), presented to King Charles II of England by the Dutch Republic in 1660.
  • with the Secret Treaty of Dover signed between England and France, King Charles II attempted to convert England to Catholicism.
  • the 7th Earl of Pembroke was convicted of murder but pardoned by King Charles II.
  • St Lawrence's Church, a listed building in Stoak, Cheshire, England, has a Tudor hammerbeam roof, a Jacobean altar, a Georgian pulpit, an Elizabethan chalice and chairs from the time of Charles II.
  • Robert Fielding polygamously married Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, a former mistress of King Charles II, within a month of marrying another woman.
  • King Charles II rewarded Captain Richard Haddock for his actions in the Battle of Solebay by giving him a hat.
  • Charles II of England attended the 1667 premiere of the tragicomedy The Maiden Queen.
  • London's Army and Navy Club stands on a site once partly occupied by the house of the actress Moll Davis, a mistress of King Charles II.
  • Birdcage Walk in the City of Westminster, London, is named after the Royal Menagerie and Aviary which was located beside it in the reign of Kings James I and expanded by Charles II.
  • Mohammed bin Hadou was a Moroccan ambassador to the court of Charles II in England in 1681–82.
  • Catherine Pegge from Derbyshire had a son who was named Charles like his heirless and exiled father, Charles II of England.
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