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Do You Know Your Lowcountry?: King Charles II, the merry monarch

For the Anglophiles among us, how splendid was the recent coronation of King Charles III? All that royal pomp and circumstance calls to mind that the last time a King Charles sat on the English throne ...
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‘Milestone’ document that helped restore the British monarchy goes on sale

A historic document signed by King Charles II, which helped complete the restoration of the British monarchy after the English Civil War, is up for auction and expected to fetch up to £600,000 ...
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During Spoleto Festival USA, we look back at King Charles II’s theatrical legacy in the Holy City

If you read this column regularly, you’ll probably recall that the early culture of colonial Charles Town in many ways reflected the personality of its namesake, England’s King Charles II. Given ...
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King Charles II's Reign Was Scandalous, Brutal, And Full Of Secrets

Born at the end of a long line of inbreeding, Charles II suffered ill-health for his entire, albeit short, life. Badly disfigured, he was believed unfit to rule and during his life, most of the power ...