When Did Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland Become King? Part I.

07 Feb 2023 Leave a comment

European Royal History

From The Emperor’s Desk: Today is the anniversary of the death of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland on February 6, 1685. Instead of doing a usual biography of the king, today I will examine, in two parts, this philosophical question of when did Charles II become king after the execution of his father King Charles I.

May 29, 1660 is the traditional date of the Restoration to the throne of Charles II as King of England, Scotland and Ireland marking the first assembly of King and Parliament together since the abolition of the English monarchy in 1649.

Charles II was born at St James’s Palace on May 29, 1630, as the second but eldest surviving son of Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland, and his wife Princess Henrietta Maria de Bourbon of France, sister of King Louis XIII of France and Navarre, and the…

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