USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -1660-1685) The eldest surviving son of Charles I, Charles had been eight years old when Civil War broke out. He was with his father at the Battle of Edgehill and in Oxford, until ordered by him to seek the safety of France.

Detailed explanation-2: -Charles II, byname The Merry Monarch, (born May 29, 1630, London-died February 6, 1685, London), king of Great Britain and Ireland (1660–85), who was restored to the throne after years of exile during the Puritan Commonwealth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known as “the Merry Monarch, ” Charles II was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1660 to 1685. His political adaptability enabled him to guide hiscountry through the religious unrest between Anglicans, Catholics, and dissenters that came to signify much of his reign.

Detailed explanation-4: -1685-1688) Born in 1633 and named after his grandfather James I, James II grew up in exile after the Civil War (he served in the armies of Louis XIV) and, after his brother’s restoration, commanded the Royal Navy from 1660 to 1673.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1660 Parliament offered to restore the monarchy if Charles would agree to concessions for religious toleration and a general amnesty. Charles was not as hard-headed as his father, and he agreed to the proposals. He returned to London on a wave of popular support to be crowned Charles II (1660-85).