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The [[Sixth Doctor]] claimed to have met Charles II. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] claimed to have met Charles II. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') | ||
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] also met Charles II, though against his will. He was being painted naked by | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] also met Charles II, though against his will. He was being painted naked by [[Matilda (The Impossible Astronaut)|Matilda]] and attempted to flee the king, but was apprehended. He was imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]] on the King's personal order, but escaped with a "[[balloon|magical sphere]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
Upon his death in [[1685]], he was succeeded by his younger brother [[James II]]. Given that James II was a Catholic, his accession to the [[British monarchy|throne]] of Protestant England created discontent among the English nobility and public, which ultimately led to him being overthrown in the [[Glorious Revolution]] in [[November]] [[1688]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | Upon his death in [[1685]], he was succeeded by his younger brother [[James II]]. Given that James II was a Catholic, his accession to the [[British monarchy|throne]] of Protestant England created discontent among the English nobility and public, which ultimately led to him being overthrown in the [[Glorious Revolution]] in [[November]] [[1688]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 00:54, 19 March 2013
Charles II was the King of England from 1660 to 1685.
Biography
The eldest son of King Charles I, who had been executed by the Roundheads on 30 January 1649, Charles became the king in 1660 after Parliament invited him to take the throne of England. (PROSE: The Roundheads)
Charles, himself a Protestant, blamed the English Catholics for the Great Fire of London in September 1666. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution) In actuality, it was started when a Terileptil weapon overloaded in a building on Pudding Lane. The Fifth Doctor played a major role in causing the fire. (TV: The Visitation)
The Sixth Doctor claimed to have met Charles II. (PROSE: Players)
The Eleventh Doctor also met Charles II, though against his will. He was being painted naked by Matilda and attempted to flee the king, but was apprehended. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London on the King's personal order, but escaped with a "magical sphere." (TV: The Impossible Astronaut)
Upon his death in 1685, he was succeeded by his younger brother James II. Given that James II was a Catholic, his accession to the throne of Protestant England created discontent among the English nobility and public, which ultimately led to him being overthrown in the Glorious Revolution in November 1688. (AUDIO: The Glorious Revolution)
