A Brief History Of Charles II - Charles II Of England

A brief history of King Charles II of England.

Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
0:52 An Early Life Of War
16:46 A King With No Kingdom
35:39 A King Restored
50:11 The Flames Of War
1:01:50 Beware The Heir
1:18:07 The Death Of Charles II

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Videos
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Music
Medieval Astrology- Underbelly & Ty Mayer
Calcutta Sunset- E's Jammy Jams
No.7 Alone With My Thoughts- Esther Abrami
No.2 Remembering Her - Esther Abrami
Stark Goes Dark - The Whole Other

Sources
Charles II, King Of England Scotland & Ireland - Ronald Hutton
Charles II, The Star King - Clare Jackson
Charles I, A Political Life - Richard Cust
Charles I, An Abbreviated Life - Mark Kishlansky
Oliver Cromwell, England's Protector - David Horspool

*Disclaimer- It is always the intention that the photos depicted on screen during the video are to be that of the person or event being discussed in the narration. However, in instances where a public photo does not exist or could not be found, a generic likeness or photo depicting a similar style event may be used to illustrate any points being made.

*Errors &, Corrections:
It was incorrectly stated in the video that Lucy Walter was involved in the murder of her husband. She actually was involved in the attempted murder of her lover Lord Thomas Howard, but Howard survived the attack wounded and was not her husband.

[BriefHistoryOfficial]

Hello again. Today we take a quick dive into the story of the Stuart King Charles II of England. His life and story is an incredible one, from his youth during the civil war, to his exile and restoration. Some of you may be aware that I took a little longer to put this video out, and to be honest, I was feeling a little burnt out after the two hour videos I have been posting in the past. Therefore, I decided to approach this one a bit slower. Rest assured, I do not plan on taking this long in between uploads moving forward. Also, I am still working on perfecting my audio, so I apologize for any distracting plosives encountered during the video. I will look to address this moving forward. As a side note I would like to note that I was a little harsh on Lucy Walter in this video, as I incorrectly stated that she had been involved in the "murder" of her "husband", when in fact she had been involved in the "attempted murder" of her "lover". I have added this to the errors and corrections section of the video description. As always, if I catch any additional errors or if any are brought to my attention, I will add them to this section as well. Nevertheless, thank you for your interest in the channel/video. If you would like to support the channel, super thanks is turned on for each of the videos, but this is never expected. I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season, and can hopefully have a Merry Christmas today with the Merry Monarch. Cheers to you and yours!

[i.p.]

Even though he had many mistresses, I do like the way he treated his wife. Even though she clearly couldn't have children and give him an heir, he treated her with respect and didn't seek out a divorce.

[MegCazalet]

Little kid Charles had a block of wood he carried everywhere and even slept with. He was attached his Lovey! I think that’s so universal!

[missstgermainify]

There's something about Charles II that fascinates me

[kathrynjordan]

This is an interesting documentary of Charles II, my 9th great grandfather. Even though he had many minstresses, he treated his wife with respect.
Charles II found out that his father had been executed when he was living in France; he was greeted with "Your Majesty" in which he burst into tears knowing that his father was no longer alive. While he was living outside England, he began the largest manhunt for everyone who sat in judgement of his father; it would be the largest manhunt that England had ever seen and lasting over 30 years.
Scotland crowned Charles as Charles II at Scone.

[alanfenick]

My college level courses would have been so much easier and enjoyable if these programs were available. We’ll presented and remains on subject! Just well done without glitter and wow!

[maranatha]

Today on Brief History…
*video is over an hour long*
*cries with happiness*

[wilsontheconqueror]

Well done! The MERRY Monarch Charles ll is truly a fascinating story of the English Crown!

[pieyedapple]

Excellent narration--and utterly fascinating! If only we'd had these installments in school, growing up! Thank you for these fabulous histories!

[ibqmely]

The Best Christmas present ever! 🎄🧑‍🎄
I'm always looking forward for your videos and deeply appreciate your hard work and dedication.

[sc]

I got so excited when I saw this in my notifications this morning, wonderful Christmas surprise!

I’m very fascinated by the Stuart monarchs and I think Charles II on top of that is so often dismissed as this barely present party boy even by UK royal history buffs so sitting and listening to your hour and a half video discussing his life and influences and the causes he was passionate about is incredibly refreshing. I always say this in your comments but you should be really proud of your content, it’s amazing and I literally have discord servers I get excited in every time you post lol. So thank you so much and I hope your holidays are amazing!

[savagedarksider]

Great job with another fantastic video. Would you make A video series on the Russian Tsars ?

[DomoJC]

Thank you for all your hard work and efforts in putting this together I can only imagine the time it took and wanted you to know I appreciate your efforts always very much look forward to them!

[ennaie]

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Thanks for the upload

[joyboy_]

Another wonderful documentary, I already had quite an interest in the history of the english monarchy but your videos have made it far more than just that and I'll be eagerly waiting for James II's. Thank you once again and merry christmas.

[petermacdonough]

Wow!!!---Thank you for posting that!!! What an Merry Christmas present for us history NERDS!!! I have been studying the English kings and Queens the past 3 months and have watched over 40 documentaries starting from William the Conqueror in 1066 to Queen Elizabeth the II in 2022. Today marked Doc. Number #41. I just finished this one infront of a Christmas fire, wrapped in my new Columbia wool jacket with a glass of champagne, just like Charles would have liked. I really loved this one and I hope everyone has a wonderful and Merry Christmas!!!! <3

[CountessKitten]

The Merry Monarch is one of my favorite Kings Of England! Charles II was a fine king, but more so, a deserving one. He actually went in to the streets during the great fire of London in 1666. Along with the Duke of York. The Stuarts were a bloody reign, that's for sure. But this specific Stuart was peaceful, mostly, and didn't want anything but Nell Gwynn and Oliver Cromwells head on the London Bridge on a pike, and i do not blame him. I believe that he could have done better for his poor pious wife, but outside of that, i love him wholeheartedly.

[josephdobson]

This is an excellent Christmas present. Thank you

[katieshaw]

I've been to Boscabell house and seen the oak tree. Really enjoyed listening to this, thank you !

[Ellen.G]

New Subscriber Here! Hello from Penticton BC 🍁
I'm so glad I came across this channel. I'm going to start the series from the beginning, your oldest videos first, but wanted to pop in and say hello on this latest video upload. 👋🏽