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Richard Hosking,
Paranormal Investigator
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The observatory was founded in 1675 by King Charles II to keep accurate tables of the position of the moon for the calculation of longitude by English ships.
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Khalid Binalshibh,
Taxi Driver
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Charles II had, in 1660, returned from exile to take the throne of England following Oliver Cromwell's Puritan reign as the Lord Protector of Great Britain.
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Josh Hogan,
Commander
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II amphibious vehicles that tour sites in Boston as well as splash into the Charles River for a little cruise.
King Charles II forced the surrender of the Leathersellers' privileges in 1685 when he issued the Company with a new charter asserting the royal prerogative.
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Mark Harris,
Priest
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Charles II himself seems to have relied with misplaced confidence on Louis XIV to bring pressure on the Dutch to make peace, in accordance with an agreement made in April 1667 between the two kings.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Part II is Charles Murray's speech entitled "Eroding Legitimacy of the National Government.
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Keith Tennant,
Factory Worker
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Charles II escaped to France from Brighton after his defeat by Oliver Cromwell The London to Brighton car run has taken place every year since 1896.
Charles II became a fugitive king whilst running from Oliver Cromwell's army after the Battle of Worcester in the year 1651.
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Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent
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Charles II is crowned in Scotland, but he disassociates himself from the "bloody Irish rebels", thus sealing the fate of Confederacy which collapses shortly afterwards.
Charles II was returned to the Crown in 1659 but his son, James II, was deposed for his Catholic leanings.
When Charles I was defeated in 1653 Blood was made a Justice of the Peace and was granted a large estate, but when Charles II returned to the throne in 1660 Blood fled to Ireland with his wife and son.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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They were present at the restoration of Charles II on 29 May 1660 and the official founding of the modern British Army by Royal Warrant on 26 Jan.
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