Charles II
- Came to the throne because England needed a successor to Cromwell
- January 1661- partisans of Charles II dug bodies up (including Cromwell's) and hung them
- They also drew and quartered people against the king
- Charles II had always been fascinated by politics and the physical world
- He was on the way to being the first reasonable Stuart king
- One out of every 6 Londoners died during the Plague
- Great Fire of London
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