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=Charles II - King of England, Ireland (1660-1685), and Scotland (1649-1651)=

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Here is a painting of Charles II

About Charles II
He was born on the 29th of May in 1630 and came into power in Scotland in 1649 when his father, Charles I, was taken out of the throne and took power in England/Ireland in 1660 when Oliver Cromwell died. He didn't immediately get the throne after his father died in England because of England entered a de facto republic led by Oliver Cromwell. He was catholic and was very hard working. He was most famous for restoring the Monarchy and establishing the Claredon Code.

Accomplishments and their effect on their countries
In his early reign, he established the Claredon Code which were anti-Puritan laws that brought back the Church of England. Charles also tried to show religious freedom for the Catholics and Protestants by the Royal Declaration of Indulgences, but Parliament told him to withdraw it. Overall his reign was positive, except for getting involved in the second and third Anglo-Dutch wars because of trying to show religious freedom and freeing the Church of England.