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  • William Penn (Admiral)/Definition
    ...the rank of Admiral under the English Commonwealth, and retained it under Charles II, also serving on the Navy Board
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  • James VII and II
    '''James VII and II''' (1633 - 1701) succeeded his brother Charles II as king of [[Scotland]] and [[England]] in 1685, having previously been Duk
    941 bytes (150 words) - 08:53, 2 March 2024
  • Odo, Count of Paris
    ...Paris (885-886)|first Siege of Paris]]. When the emperor [[Charles the Fat|Charles II ("the fat")]] was deposed in November [[887]], by the diet of Tribur (Dièt
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  • Charleroi
    ...abitants. It was founded in 1666 by the Spaniards and named after the king Charles II of Spain.
    347 bytes (49 words) - 23:35, 13 September 2013
  • Restoration
    ...n''', as a term by itself, normally refers to the events of 1660 whereby [[Charles II]] was recognised as king of [[England]] and [[Scotland]], and returned from
    488 bytes (74 words) - 12:06, 12 February 2024
  • William Penn (Admiral)
    ...expedition, jointly commanded by him, which captured [[Jamaica]]. Under [[Charles II]], he had some commands at sea, but more significantly served on the Navy B
    626 bytes (101 words) - 16:49, 25 November 2013
  • United Kingdom/Catalogs/Kings and Queens
    ...lic not a kingdom) but with the re-instatement of the crown in the form of Charles II the two kingdoms were once again politically separate. It was not until Que
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  • Scotland/Catalogs/Kings and Queens
    ...and were joined as one state. This broke apart with the reinstatement of [[Charles II]]. It was not until the reign of Queen [[Anne]] at the beginning of the 18t |[[Charles II]]
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  • Royal Palace of Holyroodhouse
    ...n she is not in residence. The Palace was started in 1501 and completed by Charles II, and [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] lived there between 1561 and 1567. Today, the
    2 KB (355 words) - 08:50, 8 June 2009
  • Charles II
    '''Charles II''' (1630–1685) was recognised as king of [[England]] by royalists on the
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  • England/Catalogs/Kings and Queens
    |[[Charles II]] ...th") was proclaimed. The Cromwells were given the title of Lord Protector. Charles II dated his reign from the day of his father's execution, but was recognized
    6 KB (837 words) - 04:58, 18 May 2018
  • Samuel Pepys
    ...which Mountagu played a leading part, being created Earl of Sandwich by [[Charles II]]. Shortly afterwards, Pepys was made Clerk of the Acts in the Navy Board, ...e and incompetence among naval officers. Shortly after his return in 1684 Charles II took the Admiralty out of the hands of the Commissioners and into his own c
    5 KB (793 words) - 07:33, 20 April 2024
  • Manitoba
    In 1670, when the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] was founded, King [[Charles II of England]] claimed he had the authority to grant rights to Manitoba and a
    2 KB (263 words) - 03:50, 22 December 2023
  • Robert Herrick
    ...of lyrics, ''Hesperides'' (1648), to the Prince of Wales, soon to become [[Charles II]] on the execution of his father. At the [[Restoration]] he was restored t
    4 KB (573 words) - 16:51, 11 January 2018
  • David Hume/Bibliography
    ...y of Great Britain'', vol 1, Containing the Commonwealth and the Reigns of Charles II and James II (London, A. Millar, 1757) revised 1759.
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  • William III
    ...nst France. For help he turned to England, the country of his two uncles [[Charles II]] and [[James VII and II|James, Duke of York]]. In 1677, Willem Hendrik mar In 1685, Charles II died and James succeeded him as King of England and Scotland. He alarmed ma
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  • William Penn (Quaker)
    [[Charles II]] had issued a Declaration of Indulgence, which eased conditions for the Qu ...duct his dispute, he also took up the cause of persecuted nonconformists. Charles II died in 1685, and the Duke of York came to the throne as James VII (of Scot
    8 KB (1,325 words) - 08:53, 2 March 2024
  • Horse racing
    ...glish Restoration|Restoration]] in 1660. In 1664, [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] instituted the [[Newmarket Town Plate]] and wrote its rules himself: ...he first day of October, 1664, in the 16th year of our Sovereign Lord King Charles II, which Plate is to be rid for yearly, the second Thursday in October for ev
    12 KB (1,815 words) - 13:18, 20 September 2019
  • Thomas Hobbes
    ...English Civil War]]. He was briefly the tutor to the future English King [[Charles II]]. In Paris Hobbes was a member of the circle of anti-Aristotelian philosop
    3 KB (531 words) - 14:54, 21 May 2013
  • Plymouth, Devon
    ...vil War]], holding out with difficulty. After the [[Restoration]], when [[Charles II]] built a citadel at Plymouth, it was sited to dominate the town as well as
    6 KB (1,013 words) - 14:30, 14 May 2018
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