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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1660–1685) who reigned during the Restoration, a period of expanding trade and colonization as well as strong opposition to Catholicism.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877)
- noun King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)
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Since the nation had recalled Charles II, overthrown
A History of English Literature Robert Huntington Fletcher
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I have no problem with fictional characters sleeping with historical figures known to be particularly promiscuous such as Charles II, Byron, Edward VII, George IV, Alexandre Dumas, etc.
Archive 2009-03-01 Elizabeth Kerri Mahon 2009
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It is seventeenth-century London: England is at peace, Charles II has been restored to the throne, and young Ellen Gwyn has a decision to make.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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This site has a great profile of Charles II as well as of his father, Charles I; and it features a collection of royal portraits to show you what they looked like.
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Charles II would have been thirty-eight at the time and Nell would have been eighteen.
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Cleveland; mistress to King Charles II, mother of their five children
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It was Queen Anne who founded Ascot in 1711, while even before that, Charles II settled on Newmarket as an ideal place to indulge his passion for racing, gambling and general hedonism away from the prying eyes of Londoners.
Favourite Carlton House grants the Queen a date with Derby destiny 2011
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Henry, Duke of Gloucester**—Brother of King Charles II; died of the sweat in 1660
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It is unlikely, however, that Charles II tasted sticky toffee pudding.
Nostalgic for Nursery Pudding Gail Monaghan 2011
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She began her affair with Charles Hart who was in his mid-thirties at the age of fourteen and then abruptly took up with Charles Buckhurst and moved to Epsom before beginning her long affair with Charles II in approximately 1668.
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