Following the death of Princess Diana, from whom Charles was divorced, Prince Philip reportedly expressed his belief that his ...

Charles II of Spain was born November 6, 1661, and became king in 1665 at the young age of three. His mother, Mariana of Austria, ruled as regent for 10 years until Charles was a teenager and able ...

Charles II is known as the “Merry Monarch” because of his lavish lifestyle, partly inspired by the time he spent in the court of his party-loving cousin, the French King Louis XIV. King ...

The reason for the public celebrations of King Charles' birthday happening in June, rather than around his birth date in November, is actually quite practical ...

King Charles II spent several years in exile before being mocked as the "merry monarch" because of the many affairs during his reign. You are viewing 1 of 3 images Previous Image Next Image.

King Charles II granted eight Lords Proprietors the territory called Carolina from north Florida to Virginia, where two different settlements were named after him.

After Kings Charles I and II, ... King Charles I was the second Stuart sovereign, succeeding his father James I in 1625. Charles was small, shy, awkward and had a speech impediment.

The second Charles was just 18 and in exile when his father was killed. Scotland declared him King Charles II, but the English Parliament abolished the monarchy and declared England a republic.

King Charles II sentenced 19 people to a life of imprisonment and ordered that a further nine be hung, drawn and quartered. Despite his blood-soaked revenge, ...

King Charles donned the St. Edward's Crown and the Imperial State Crown for the historic event. See the royal in his two crowns on coronation day.

Infamous for a different reason was King Charles II, Charles I’s son, who took the throne in 1660 after spending nine years in exile abroad, and led the country through the depths of an outbreak ...

King Charles and Prince Harry. Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage In 2016, Prince Harry was introduced to his now-wife Meghan Markle on a blind date — and the two got engaged the following year.