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The 36 pages that link to Charles II of England, each with the reason it gives.

• James II of EnglandRelated: James succeeded Charles, whose reign left unresolved conflicts over succession and Catholicism.

• Theatre Royal, Drury LaneRelated: His 1660 patent granted Thomas Killigrew’s company the right to perform spoken drama.

• John DrydenRelated: His court and patronage helped shape the literary culture in which Dryden rose to prominence.

• William PennRelated: Charles II approved Penn’s charter partly to settle a debt owed to Penn’s father.

• Aphra BehnRelated: Behn’s writing and royalist associations took shape during his reign.

• Great Fire of LondonRelated: The fire occurred during his reign, and he took part in directing responses.

• Anglo-Dutch WarsRelated: His government fought the Second War and secretly allied with France before the Third.

• Christopher WrenRelated: Charles II commissioned Wren’s rebuilding plan and supported his royal building work.

• Restoration literatureRelated: His court and restoration of theatrical life provided a defining political setting.

• Second Anglo-Dutch WarRelated: The war’s costs and failures challenged his government and contributed to pressure for peace.

• John FlamsteedRelated: Charles II founded the Royal Observatory and appointed Flamsteed its first Astronomer Royal.

• Exclusion CrisisRelated: His refusal to accept exclusion and his dissolutions of Parliament shaped the crisis.

• Royal African CompanyRelated: He granted the company’s charter and was among its shareholders.

• George MonckRelated: Monck’s support helped make Charles’s return from exile politically and militarily viable.

• Popish PlotRelated: The alleged conspiracy centered on his assassination and the succession to his crown.

• Prince Rupert of the RhineRelated: Rupert served his cousin in the restored monarchy and its navy.

• Samuel PepysRelated: Pepys served in the royal administration during Charles II’s reign and recorded court life.

• South CarolinaRelated: His 1663 charter established the English colony from which South Carolina developed.

• War of DevolutionRelated: His government joined the Triple Alliance, helping force France toward peace.

• Royal touchRelated: He performed royal-touch ceremonies on an unusually large scale after the Restoration.

• Privy Council of EnglandRelated: His reign saw the council’s political influence challenged by smaller advisory groupings.

• WaistcoatRelated: In 1666, he announced a court dress featuring a long vest-like garment often linked to the waistcoat's history.

• Bacon's RebellionNarrower topic: His government intervened after the rebellion to reassert royal authority in Virginia.

• Henry PurcellRelated: Purcell’s early professional life unfolded within the musical institutions of Charles II’s restored court.

• Third Anglo-Dutch WarRelated: His government entered the war under the secret agreement with Louis XIV.

• Titus OatesRelated: Charles eventually exposed Oates’s fabrications and ordered his prosecution.

• William WycherleyRelated: The reopening of theatres under his rule created the professional world in which Wycherley wrote.

• Windsor CastleRelated: He refashioned the State Apartments in a grand Baroque style after the monarchy’s return.

• Masquerade ballRelated: His court helped popularize masquerade balls in Restoration England.

• Battle of WorcesterRelated: He led the Royalist campaign that ended in defeat at Worcester.

• King ArthurRelated: Dryden initially wrote the dramatic work for a royal occasion during Charles II’s reign, though it was not then performed.

• Stuart RestorationBroader topic: His return to the throne was the Restoration’s defining event.

• Barbara PalmerRelated: Her long relationship with Charles II made her his most prominent early mistress.

• Execution of Charles I of EnglandRelated: After the monarchy’s restoration, Charles II punished many involved in his father’s execution.

• John WilmotRelated: Rochester served at Charles II’s court, the setting for much of his public life.

• Kathleen WinsorRelated: His court and reign form the political world of Forever Amber.