How Charles II became King of England (and the bedroom): Born on this day, monarch survived the Civil War and execution of his father before dramatic rise to the throne - and had 12 illegitimate ...

Charles, 73, immediately ascended to the British throne after the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, according to U.K. laws of succession.

Ronald Hutton looks for the real Charles II. In 1642, when he was twelve years old, the three kingdoms of his father Charles I, England, Scotland, and Ireland, dissolved into civil war.

Prince Charles automatically became King Charles III of England after the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Sept. 8, 2022. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

King Charles II, the king of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660 to his death in 1685. Fine Art Images/Heritage Images / Getty Images.

CHARLES II.; The Story of His Wanderings in Exile. Share full article. May 20, 1905. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from May 20, 1905, Section ...

England's King Charles II, like other European kings, completely ignored the presence the Native Americans on the land that he granted. "Carolina" was a version of Carolus, the Latin name for Charles.

King Charles III will wear St. Edward’s Crown, which was first made for the coronation of King Charles II in 1661 as a replacement for the crown worn by previous monarchs after that was melted ...

Prince Charles automatically became King Charles III of England after the passing of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Sept. 8, 2022. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

MERRY MONARCH: THE LIFE AND LIKENESS OF CHARLES II (274 pp.)—Hesketh Pearson—Harper ($5). On the night of Nov. 4, 1677, a few hours after he had, for certain umbrous reasons of state, ...