Charles II, the Stuart king who restored England’s monarchy in 1660 after years of turbulence and civil war, is well known to ...

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats—a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a ...

Rufus Sewell as King Charles II in Charles II ... This period of the Restoration became known as a “golden age” with great leaps in science and culture taking place. This was the time of ...

Following nine years in exile, Charles II returned to London at the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Father Huddleston also helped the king convert to Catholicism on his deathbed in 1685.

While not all royals want their mugs plastered across a collectable mug, the tradition of royal memorabilia dates back to ...

In part 3 of the Great Revolutions series, Dominic Alexander explains how the rank and file of the army forced Cromwell and ...

Britain has more than 3,000 stately homes, and many are open to us hoi polloi. Indeed, visiting a stately home has become a ...

Lois Potter - University of Delaware ‘London's playhouses closed in 1642, with the start of the English Civil War, and did not reopen until Charles II returned to England in 1660. … Performing ...

This led to the Restoration, which saw Charles II become king of England. In 1657, Parliament actually offered Cromwell the role of king, but he refused. He said he could not accept a role he had ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales wished King Charles a happy 76th birthday today sharing a candid photo of him in Samoa ...

Before King Charles II decided it should be allowed ... a real-life historical character who was one of the first actresses ...

Cato Crane Auctioneers Father Huddleston's missal was bought at a Liverpool book shop by Joseph Proctor (pictured) Following nine years in exile, Charles II returned to London at the restoration ...