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Breda Declaration. 1660. Charles II conciliatory statement. Amnesty and religious toleration.
Cabal. 1667-73. Charles II’s advisers: Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale.
Charles II. 1630-85. King of Great Britain and Ireland. Restored monarchy, 1660.
Charles II, the Bald. 823-77. King of France 843-. Emperor of the West 875-. Verdun Treaty.
Charles III. 1716-88. King of Spain 1759-. Enlightened despot. Lost Florida but strengthened empire.
Charles III, the Simple. 879-929. King of France 893-923. Added Lorraine. Deposed.
Coldstream Guards. 1650. Marched to London to restore Charles II.
Devolution, War of. 1667-8. French fail to sieze Spanish Netherlands for Marie-Thérèse vs Charles II. Triple Alliance. Aix-la-Chapelle.
Dover, Treaty. 1670. Secret agreement. Louis XIV and Charles II. led to Third Dutch War. Ends Triple Alliance.
Gwyn, Nell. 1650-87. English actress. Popular mistress of Charles II 1669-.
Hyde, Edward. 1609-74. English statesman, historian. Supported Charles II.
Indulgence, Declaration. 1662,72. Charles II grants toleration of Nonconformists. Voided by Parliament. 1687. James II suspends penal laws against Catholics causing Glorious Revolution.
Mersen, Treaty. 870. Divided Lotharingia. Charles II and Louis the German establish French/German frontier.
Monmouth, James. 1649-85. Illegitimate son of Charles II. Rye House Plot 1683. Beheaded after rebellion.
Restoration Period. England 1660-88. Charles II, James II. France 1814~30. Louis XVIII, Charles X.
Rye House Plot. 1683. Failed plot to kill Charles II and Duke of York.
Strasbourg Oath. 842. Charles II, Louis II oppose Lothair I. Earliest example of written French.
Stuart, Frances. 1648-1702. “Only true love” of Charles II of England.
Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.
Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.
Angevin Dynasty. Descendants of French House of Anjou. France -1480. Plantagenet Kings of England 1154-1485. Charles I of Anjou.
Anne of Bretagne. 1477-1514. Wife of Charles VIII, 1491, then of Louis XII, 1499. Began union of Brittany with France.
Aranjuez, Revolt. 1808. Forced abdication of Charles IV (Spain) and dismissed Prime Minister.
Armagnacs. Fought Burgundians for control of France through Charles VI regency 1395-1435. Arras.
Babbage, Charles. 1792-1871. British. Invented Difference Engine, 1823-34 -first computer. Founded British Association for the Advancement of Science 1831, Royal Astronomical Society 1820, Royal Statistical Society 1834.