Charles II: Andrew Alexander (History in Fifteen Minutes Book 4)

This is the fourth volume in the new ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ series.

Designed for first-time readers; ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ gives you the primary facts about the life and times of Charles II, one of England’s most flamboyant monarchs. He fled the Plague in 1665, fought the Great Fire in 1666 and increased England’s standing as a colonial and maritime power.

Charles II, the son of a murdered king, the father of seventeen illegitimate children, was nicknamed the ‘Merry Monarch’. He overcame challenges from abroad and threats at home to preside over the Restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War.

This work includes sections on:

• Who was Charles II?
• Charles’ Early Life
• The Restoration
• Marriage
• The Plague
• The Great Fire of London
• Royal Sports and Pastimes
• The French and the Dutch
• Charles and the Americas
• Plots – Catholic and Protestant
• The Succession
• Charles’ Death.

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History in Fifteen Minutes Series:

Henry II
Richard I
John
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
James I
Charles II