A new exhibit at Hampton Court Palace from the collections of Charles II, thru the end of September. From London Independent.
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I found this part of the article amusing ‘the curators, who are trying to move interest from Henry VIII and his ill-fated wives to the more peaceable rule of the Merry Monarch, Charles II’. It certainly wasn’t a very peaceable start with the continuing Jacobite uprisings and all! And I’m not sure that the Great Plague of Lonodn was considered ‘peaceable’ at the time either! 🙂
Bring out your dead! I imagine the place would have been quieter after a while, no?
True I suppose. So I guess it depends how loosely you want to define the term ‘peaceable’.
I wrote a post a while back touching on a bit of the history of Charles II. Feel free to check it out if you’re interested :-):
http://lancestravels.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/the-royal-oak-technically-part-iv/
I enjoyed the post and signed up. Looking forward to reading more of your posts.
I’m very glad you enjoyed it!