Charles II and the Great Fire in London

Anna-Grete Rebane

Charles II

29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 To the throne on 29 May, 1660 Dissolved the English Parliament in 1681 Merrie Monarch Crowned and buried at Westminster Abbey Was protestant, converted to Roman Catholicism on his

deathbed Died on 6 February, 1685 in London Succeeded by his brother James

Family relations King Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria,Charles was

their second son and child The sister of King Louis XIII of France. His brother James

II succeeded him

Went to France, where his mother

was in exile and his first cousin,

eight-year-old Louis XIV was king

Wife: Catherine of Braganza, but had

about 17 illegitimate children

Charles I was beheaded in 1649

England became a republic

The Restoration and important things

• The English Parliament resolved to proclaim

Charles king and invite him to return in 1660

• 1660, Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda, in which he made several promises in relation to the ruling

• England developed sea power and trade system

• The Royal Oak

• Supported arts and science

• In 1665 the Great Plague of London

• 2 September 1666 Great Fire of London

The Great Fire of London in 1666

The Great Fire of London

• Buildings of wood• Began on the night of September 2, 1666• Approximately 80% of

the city was destroyed and

6 people died• The Great Plague finished • Charles II appointed six

Commissioners to redesign

the city

Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England

• http://britishstudies.pbworks.com/w/page/15133695/The-Stuarts

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Oak

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