“I am sorry, gentlemen, for being such a time a-dying”
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Charles II of England
Charles II was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.
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politics · King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685 · politician · slave trader · sovereign · art collector · monarch · also Charles II of England, The Merry Monarch, Merry Monarch, England
Born 29 May 1630 · Died 6 February 1685 · Q122553
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2026· 6 entries
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1685· 4 entries
Died 1685-02-06.
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“Let not poor Nelly starve.”
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“He had been, he said, an unconscionable time dying; but he hoped that they would excuse it.”
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“Opis: wiersz o Karolu II z końca XVII w.”
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1684· 1 entry
Career landmark: Lord High Admiral (1684–1685).
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1673· 1 entry
Career landmark: Lord High Admiral (1673–1673).
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1661· 1 entry
Career landmark: coronation.
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1660· 3 entries
Career landmark: monarch of England (1660–1685).
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Career landmark: monarch of Scotland (1660–1685).
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Career landmark: King of Ireland (1660–1685).
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1638· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Garter (1638).
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1630· 1 entry
Born 1630-05-29.
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