King Charles II - A Short Biography

by Adolphus William Ward

Overview

A short biography of King Charles II of England. Charles II was popularly known as the Merry Monarch, in reference to both the liveliness and hedonism of his court and the general relief at the return to normality after over a decade of rule by Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans. Charles's wife, Catherine of Braganza, bore no live children, but Charles acknowledged at least twelve illegitimate children by various mistresses. As illegitimate children were excluded from the succession, he was succeeded by his brother James.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940148466628
Publisher:	Shamrock Eden Publishing
Publication date:	08/28/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	132 KB

About the Author

Adolphus William Ward was an English historian and man of letters. His most important work is his standard History of English Dramatic Literature to the Age of Queen Anne. He also wrote The House of Austria in the Thirty Years' War.