Cox, Michael, editor. The Oxford Chronology of English Literature. Oxford University Press.
King Charles II
Standard Name: Charles II, King
Used Form: Charles the Second
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| Textual Production | Ephelia | The mysterious poet Ephelia
first reached public notice when she produced (besides an anonymous verse eulogy addressed to Charles II
on the Popish Plot) a play, The Pair-Royal of Coxcombs, from which only... |
| Textual Production | Ephelia | Roger L'Estrange
, recently appointed Royal Licenser, approved the 2-column broadside eulogy A Poem to His Sacred Majesty
, on the Plot, which was printed as Written by a Gentlewoman: that is, by Ephelia
. |
| Textual Production | Emma Robinson | ER
published Whitefriars; or, The Days of Charles the Second, her first, anonymous historical romance, bearing the date of 1844; it was praised to the skies in the Athenæum. A monastery called Whitefriars... |
| Textual Production | Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Sunderland | DSCS
's first surviving letter to her much younger brother Henry Sidney
(later Earl of Romney) reported on a serious illness of the king
's. She followed this with political news, including details on the... |
| Textual Production | Lucy Hutchinson | LH
composed and signed in her husband
's name a petition that the House of Commonswould not exclude me from the refuge of the King
's most gratious pardon. Hutchinson, Lucy. “Introduction”. Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson, edited by James Sutherland, Oxford University Press, p. xi - xx. xxix Hutchinson, Lucy. Memoirs of the Life of Colonel Hutchinson. Editor Sutherland, James, Oxford University Press. 290-2 |
| Textual Production | Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland | The title of the folio is The History of The Life, Reign, and Death of Edward II. King of England and Lord of Ireland. With The Rise and Fall of his great Favourites, Gaveston
and... |
| Textual Production | Anne Halkett | AH
composed an essay Upon the last Change of Publick Affairs and upon the Return of the King. Halkett, Anne, and S. C. The Life of the Lady Halket. Andrew Symson and Henry Knox. |
| Textual Production | Elinor James | EJ
published her only known verse broadside, This Day Did God . . ., which returns to the topic of Charles II
. British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo. |
| Textual Production | Rose Tremain | RT
set her historical novel Restoration (as its name implies) during the reign of Charles II
, though it uses that period under which to figure contemporary Britain. “Dictionary of Literary Biography online”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Center-LRC. 271 British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo. |
| Textual Production | Margaret Fell | |
| Textual Production | Margaret Fell | MF
printed her Letter sent to the King (together with a Paper written unto the Magistrates in 1664, which was then printed, and should have been Dispersed but was Prevented by Wicked Hands). OCLC WorldCat. http://www.oclc.org/firstsearch/content/worldcat/. Accessed 1999. |
| Textual Production | Elizabeth Jenkins | EJ
wrote a play as a vehicle for her friend Baliol Holloway
, in which he collaborated with her, supplying the theatrical expertise and especially his sense of stage timing. He played Charles II
in... |
| Textual Production | Elizabeth Isabella Spence | EIS
published, anonymously, her final novel, Dame Rebecca Berry, or, Court Scenes in the Reign of Charles The Second. Spence, Elizabeth Isabella. Dame Rebecca Berry. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green . prelims |
| Textual Production | Anne Wentworth | AW
addressed King Charles II
and the Lord Mayor of London in two separate prophecies which deliver apocalyptic judgments on the state of the nation. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Textual Production | Anne Whitehead | The year after her second marriage, AW
(with thirty-six other women, including Rebecca Travers
and Mary Elson
) signed For the King
and both Houses of Parliament, a petition against the imprisonment of Friends |
Timeline
21 May 1662: Charles II married Catherine of Braganza...
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21 May 1662
Charles II
married Catherine of Braganza
(daughter of the king of Portugal) in two ceremonies: one secret and Catholic, one Anglican.
15 July 1662: The Royal Society was chartered by the king...
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15 July 1662
The Royal Society
was chartered by the king
from the existing philosophic society centred on Gresham's College
.
January 1663: Despite the Act of Uniformity, Charles II...
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January 1663
Despite the Act of Uniformity, Charles II
ordered the release of many Dissenters (Quakers and others) from prison.
1664: Charles II granted land in America to the...
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1664
Charles II
granted land in America to the Duke of York
, which in 1681 was sold to the Quaker William Penn
, and eventually became the Quaker colony of Pennsylvania.
7 December 1666: More than a hundred Covenanters were found...
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7 December 1666
More than a hundred Covenanters
were found guilty of rebellion and sentenced to be hanged with particular brutality from the Mercat Cross in Edinburgh.
2 March 1667: Dryden's Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen...
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2 March 1667
Dryden
's Secret Love, or the Maiden Queen had its first performance at Drury Lane Theatre
, with Nell Gwyn
in the cast and Samuel Pepys
, Charles II
, and the future James II
in the audience.
24 March 1670: The divorce of Lord Ros or Roos, on grounds...
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24 March 1670
The divorce of Lord Ros
or Roos, on grounds of his wife's adultery, passed the House of Lords
: the first such occasion since Henry VIII
, said John Evelyn
.
2 May 1670: Charles II signed the charter for the Hudson,...
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2 May 1670
Charles II
signed the charter for the Hudson, or Hudson's, Bay Company
, giving it trading rights in Rupert's Land.
15 March 1672: Charles II promulgated a Declaration of Indulgence,...
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15 March 1672
Charles II
promulgated a Declaration of Indulgence, repealing all penal laws in force against nonconformist
s or recusants
in England. This was, however, withdrawn after a year.
February 1673: The Third Dutch War broke out; it lasted...
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February 1673
The Third Dutch War broke out; it lasted until the following year, to be ended partly by the unwillingness of the parliament to provide Charles II
with further funds.
March 1673: Charles II withdrew the Declaration of Indulgence...
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March 1673
Charles II
withdrew the Declaration of Indulgence promulgated one year earlier, which had offered a limited degree of freedom of worship to both Dissenters
and Roman Catholics
.
12 August 1678: Titus Oates laid his allegations of a Popish...
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12 August 1678
Titus Oates
laid his allegations of a Popish plot against the crown and government of England: this triggered immediate panic and the prolonged Exclusion Crisis, an attempt to bar the Catholic Duke of York
26 May 1679: Charles II prorogued parliament, to prevent...
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26 May 1679
Charles II
prorogued parliament, to prevent its passing an Exclusion Bill to bar his brother James, Duke of York
(as a Catholic), from succeeding to the throne.
1681-5: Of 217 Catholic estates sequestered during...
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1681-5
Of 217 Catholic estates sequestered during the last four years of Charles II
's reign, over half were worth less than £100.
28 March 1681: Charles II dissolved a very short-lived parliament...
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28 March 1681
Charles II
dissolved a very short-lived parliament (the second that year), which was, for the third time, about to pass an Exclusion Bill barring his brother James
from the succession.
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