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King Charles II of England included the Tennessee country in the Carolina grants of 1663 an

...- and "sovereign default" was a frequent occurrence. In England, however, Charles II's "Stop of Exchequer"<ref>[http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cg

...n|Restoration]], in recognition of Virginia's loyalty to the crown, King [[Charles II of England]] bestowed Virginia with the nickname "The Old Dominion", which

...the persons forming it might be imprisoned, and even hanged. By an act of Charles II, while there was no law against blasphemy in Scotland, '''if any person or

...d]] (now in the Federated States of Micronesia) "La Carolina" after [[King Charles II]] of Spain. The name was later generalized to include all the islands.{{Ima

...1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]] and supporters of the [[Rump Parliament]]. The Civil War ended with the P ...ivil War led to the trial and execution of Charles I, the exile of his son Charles II and the replacement of the English monarchy with the [[Commonwealth of Engl

...ounded [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charles Town]], named in honor of King Charles II.

[[Horse racing]] has been very popular in England ever since the time of [[Charles II]] when it became known as the "Sport of Kings". It remains a royal pastime

...e [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] (originally Charles Town for [[Charles II of England]]), thus beginning the English colonization of the mainland. The

...ment," and the new version of the Metrical Psalms. Following the return of Charles II to the throne in Restoration of 1660 and the "killing time" of the Covenant

...well]] dissatisfaction with the various factions led to the Restoration of Charles II. Nevertheless, by the end of the Stuart era a political consensus had emer

...h, until Lady Gilbert's death in 1936. A statue of [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] was carved by Danish sculptor [[Caius Gabriel Cibber]] in 1681 and placed

...priated the islands from [[Bahadur Shah of Gujarat]]. They were ceded to [[Charles II of England]] in 1661, as [[dowry]] for [[Catherine de Braganza]]. These isl