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After the death of his first wife, James remarried the beautiful young Italian Catholic, Mary Beatrice of Modena

Greeting’s Folks…..

29th. May is 'Royal Oak Day' or 'Oak Apple Day'.
The date celebrates the escape and restoration of King Charles II.
After his exile, the king entered London on 29th. May 1660, his birthday.

After the Battle of Worcester, Charles II famously hid in an oak tree
in the woods of Boscobel House.
Royal Oak Day was celebrated by placing oak leaves
in the hat and branches over the door.

MIKE.

James' first wife, Anne Hyde, was the daughter of Charles II's advisor, Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon and a Lady-in-Waiting to his sister, Mary, Princess of Orange.

Charles II was a right t@rt had several mistresses and offspring was it not James II who married Mary? x Think James had about 13 children with 2 wives x

Charles II see he was in Netherlands when his father Charles the first was executed Oliver Cromwell was Parlimentarian leader at the time Charles II I beleive was pressured to return to England to repossess the throne he returned incognito {as a woodman I believe} however he was a coward so hid in an Oak tree n was forced back into Europe in exile
~ I believe it was Cromwell's son Richard "tumbledown Dick" who became leader on his fathers death but the people got disillusioned with him and Charless II was installed as King but royalists say he ruled England from 1649 when his Father was executed x

and i think Charles also had thing with Nell Gwyne

hee certainly got around a bit
and next was his brother James 2nd

Confusing..I thought Cromwell capped off Charles 1. Charles 2 came back after Cromwell was gone. So who was the coward in the tree?

Rod did Mary give him an heir I have a feeling his brother James? took the throne? x

yes ~Rod he was your rite he was scared to return to England with good reason too ~ think the Parlimentarians reigned bout 10 years ~ he's an intersting chappie aint he x

In 1677 Charles married his niece Mary

so any ideas who came next? x

He was in the Netherlands when, in 1649, he learnt of his father's execution.

Think Charles II fled to France whilst Cromwell ruled now his mother was French so that was useful ~ he married I think she was a princess from Portugal but they were childless but methinks he managed to have several children elsewhere x

Ta lol

Kwl heres summat interstin bout him seems he was buried at Windsor Castle and in them days if you had your head chopped off then it was displayed for all to see on the gates of the tower of London not Charles cos they fort there was a curse on him { bit like the curse of Shakespeares bones lol} well he was beheaded at Whitehall on 30th January 1649 but if you go to Windsor it says he died in 1648! x

So well done Eeyore x

yes you are right Mel it was his dad

No I think it twas a king lol but think Robin Hood was harf a dozen legends in one x

I thought it was Robin Hood?

now did he have his head cut off or was it his Dad x