Charles ii

King Charles II (1630–1685) as a Young Man in Exile, studio of Gerard van Honthorst

Born in 1661, King Charles II of Spain was the last Habsburg ruler of the country. Born into a family whose inbreeding was of epic proportions, he suffered severe deformities that led to him being known as El Hechizado, the bewitched. Charles II became King of Spain at the age…

Charles II's marriage to Catherine of Braganza was childless, but was it also loveless?

The young prince hid from Roundhead soldiers on September 6th, 1651.

Nothing is more relatable to teenage girls than history and its many triumphs and horrible atrocities.

Charles II's marriage to Catherine of Braganza was childless, but was it also loveless?

Tim Harris explores the political spin, intolerance and repression that underlay Charles II’s relaxed image, and which led him into a deep crisis in 1678-81 yet also enabled him to survive it.

As a young man, Charles II had been exiled on the Continent following the defeat and subsequent execution of his father, https://www.rct.uk/collection/people/charles-i-king-of-great-britain-160... target=_blank>Charles I. Although he landed in Scotland in 1650 and was crowned at Scone in 1651, he did not return to England until 1660, which saw the Restoration of the monarchy in Britain.Charles II’s boyhood was spent in England, surrounded by the treasures of his parents superlative art…