Aubin, Penelope. A Collection of Entertaining Histories and Novels. D. Midwinter.
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King Charles II
Standard Name: Charles II, King
Used Form: Charles the Second
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Travel | Ann, Lady Fanshawe | In May the year after her marriage, the new Lady Fanshawe travelled from Oxford to Bristol to rejoin her husband, who was there with the court of the future Charles II
. Next year they... |
| Literary Setting | Penelope Aubin | In her preface PA
claims that but for her publisher's advice to study the market, she would at this stage have chosen to write something more serious and learned, |
| Textual Features | Marie-Catherine d' Aulnoy | Among a number of ladies and noblemen-rakes, a leading character here is Lucy Walter
, mistress and allegedly wife of Charles II
and mother of the notorious Duke of Monmouth
. |
| Cultural formation | Agnes Beaumont | Hers was the first name that Bunyan entered as joining this Puritan
congregation, not long after his release from prison under the terms of Charles II
's Declaration of Indulgence (promulgated on 15 March 1672)... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Aphra Behn | AB
, facing prison for her debt of £150, petitioned the king
for arrears of payment. Leibell, Sister Helen Dominica. Anglo-Saxon Education of Women: From Hilda to Hildegarde. B. Franklin. 127 Todd, Janet. The Secret Life of Aphra Behn. Rutgers University Press. 119 |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Aphra Behn | Its topic was the political posturing of Charles
's illegitimate son Monmouth
, Protestant claimant to the succession. |
| Textual Production | Aphra Behn | The end of Charles II
's reign in 1685 drew from AB
three poems of political commentary: A Pindarick on the Death of Our Late Sovereign (the only one by a woman among dozens of... |
| Dedications | Aphra Behn | According to its title-page, it was published in 1689. O’Donnell, Mary Ann. Aphra Behn: An Annotated Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources. Garland. 155 |
| politics | Hester Biddle | George Fox
later reported meeting HB
in the Strand in London in about 1657, at a time when Cromwell
was persecuting Quakers
. She told him of her plan to seek out the future Charles II |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Frances Boothby | The prologue stresses the author's gender (A Womans Pen presents you with a Play), Milling, Jane. “’In the Female Coasts of Fame’: women’s dramatic writing on the public stage, 1669-71”. Women’s Writing, Vol. 7 , No. 2, pp. 267-93. 280 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Brilliana, Lady Harley | Lady Harley tried but failed to get Edward elected to parliament at the age of eighteen. Later he held the seat for Hereford. He commanded a troop of horse in the parliamentary army, and was... |
| Textual Features | Mary Caesar | Her own meeting with the monarchy in the person of Queen Anne
is handled with hyperbole: it was as Impossible for me Even to Attempt the Beauties of that Excellent Queens Mind, as for Kneller |
| Residence | Mary Carleton | About her life in CologneMC
says only that the appearance of exiled English cavaliers there gave her a high opinion of their nation, and that she longed to see the banished Charles II
. Suzuki, Mihoko. “The Case of Madam Mary Carleton: Representing the Female Subject, 1663-73”. Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature, pp. 61-83. 81n8, 64 |
| Dedications | Mary Carleton | According to critic Mihoko Suzuki
, The Case incorporates two portraits of its protagonist. The same plate was apparently used in two versions, one revised as to the hairstyle and ageing of the face. One... |
| Textual Features | Margaret Cavendish | This is a formal and in many ways old-world celebration, though MC
's irrepressible personality comes through here and there. The title relays the Duke of Newcastle's various honours and peerages. Dedications to the king |
Timeline
August 1651: Christopher Love, a clergyman, was executed...
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August 1651
Christopher Love
, a clergyman, was executed by order of Parliament
for disobeying its dictates, in spite of the campaign of petitions organized by his wife, Mary
.
3 September 1651: Royalist hopes of a military victory were...
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3 September 1651
Royalist hopes of a military victory were finally crushed by defeat at the battle of Worcester; the future Charles II
became a fugitive.
25 May 1659: Richard Cromwell (who had succeeded his father...
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25 May 1659
Richard Cromwell
(who had succeeded his father as Lord Protector the previous year) resigned, leaving the way clear for negotiation with Charles II
about restoration to the throne.
May 1660: John Dryden published Astræa Redux, a poem...
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May 1660
John Dryden
published Astræa Redux, a poem of welcome to the returning Charles II
; he followed it with other monarchist poems.
8 May 1660: Charles II was officially proclaimed king,...
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8 May 1660
Charles II
was officially proclaimed king, in London.
29 May 1660: Charles II entered London as the restored...
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29 May 1660
Charles II
entered London as the restored king; the date became one of annual celebration for royalists.
6 July 1660: Charles II revived the old practice of touching...
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6 July 1660
Charles II
revived the old practice of touching for the evil: professing to cure scrofula by a ceremonious royal touch.
21 August 1660: Charles II issued patents to Sir William...
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21 August 1660
Charles II
issued patents to Sir William Davenant
and Thomas Killigrew
to open separate theatre companies in London.
25 September 1660: Samuel Pepys drank his first cup of tee (a...
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25 September 1660
Samuel Pepys
drank his first cup of tee [sic] (a China drink), which had been arriving in England via Holland for a few years. (Coffee had been established in England for a decade or so...
7 October 1660: News reached the British royal household...
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7 October 1660
News reached the British royal household of a marriage that was to become dynastically significant: that of the king
's brother (later James II
) with the commoner Anne Hyde
, daughter of Lord Clarendon
.
Between 14 and 17 October 1660: A group of those associated with the execution...
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Between 14 and 17 October 1660
A group of those associated with the execution of Charles I
(several of the almost sixty Regicides who in various official capacities had signed his death-warrant, and others) were executed by hanging.
18 December 1660: The Royal Adventurers (later the Royal African...
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18 December 1660
The Royal Adventurers (later the Royal African Company
) was founded under the personal patronage of Charles II
and James II
; this represented Britain's active engagement with the slave trade.
1661: John Evelyn published a pamphlet entitled...
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1661
John Evelyn
published a pamphlet entitled Fumifugium: or, The Inconvenience of the Aer and Smoake of London Dissipated; a reprint by the National Smoke Abatement Society
in 1933 has an introduction by Rose Macaulay
.
January 1661: Fifth Monarchists (who expected the Second...
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January 1661
Fifth Monarchists
(who expected the Second Coming and political rule of Christ, and had opposed the Cromwell
ian government too) staged an uprising against the new king, Charles II
.
23 April 1661: Charles II was crowned in Westminster Abbey,...
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23 April 1661
Charles II
was crowned in Westminster Abbey, nearly a year after his restoration. Popular rejoicing followed.
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