Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Charles II of England across 4 places, from 1630 to 1685.
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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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The Hagueattested“During the Second English Civil War in 1648, Charles moved to The Hague, where his sister Mary and his brother-in-law William II, Prince of Orange, seemed more likely to provide substantial aid to the Royalist cause than his mother's Fre…”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
8 May 1660exact date
Bredaattested“The English Parliament resolved to proclaim Charles king and invite him to return, a message that reached Charles at Breda on 8 May 1660.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
2 February 1685exact date
Palace of Whitehallattested“Charles suffered a sudden apoplectic fit on the morning of 2 February 1685, and died four days later at the Palace of Whitehall, at 11:45 am, aged 54.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
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1646year
Jerseymentioned“Taking refuge in Jersey in 1646, he was provided with a pinnace for his amusement.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
December 1648month
City of Londonmentioned“Monck and his army marched into the City of London, and forced the Rump Parliament to readmit members of the Long Parliament who had been excluded in December 1648, during Pride's Purge.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
23 June 1650exact date
Kingdom of Scotlandmentioned“Upon his arrival in Scotland on 23 June 1650, he formally agreed to the Covenant; his abandonment of Episcopal church governance, although winning him support in Scotland, left him unpopular in England.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
3 September 1650exact date
Dunbarmentioned“On 3 September 1650, the Covenanters were defeated at Dunbar by a much smaller force commanded by Oliver Cromwell.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
1 January 1651exact date
Scone Abbeymentioned“Nevertheless, the Scots remained Charles's best hope of restoration, and he was crowned King of Scotland at Scone Abbey on 1 January 1651.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
3 September 1651exact date
Battle of Worcestermentioned“Opposition to what was primarily a Scottish army meant few English Royalists joined as it moved south, and the invasion ended in defeat at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
1654year
Spainmentioned“Despite the Stuart family connections through Henrietta Maria and the Princess of Orange, France and the Dutch Republic allied themselves with Cromwell's government from 1654, forcing Charles to leave France and turn to Spain for aid, wh…”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
1657year
Netherlandsmentioned“The Commonwealth made the Treaty of Paris with France in 1657 to join them in war against Spain in the Netherlands.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
25 May 1660exact date
Scheveningenmentioned“Charles set out for England from Scheveningen, arrived in Dover on 25 May 1660 and reached London on 29 May, his 30th birthday.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
25 May 1660exact date
Dovermentioned“Charles set out for England from Scheveningen, arrived in Dover on 25 May 1660 and reached London on 29 May, his 30th birthday.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
25 May 1660exact date
Londonmentioned“Charles set out for England from Scheveningen, arrived in Dover on 25 May 1660 and reached London on 29 May, his 30th birthday.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
October 1660month
Gresham Collegementioned“In October 1660, he visited Gresham College to see new telescopes developed by astronomer Sir Paul Neile.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
February 1661month
Parmamentioned“As an alternative, the Spanish government also proposed the youngest sister of the Duke of Parma, Caterina Farnese, who was said to be very beautiful, and in February 1661 the earl of Bristol travelled to Parma to inspect the princess.”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
23 June 1661exact date
Portugalmentioned“On 23 June 1661, a marriage treaty was signed; England acquired Catherine's dowry of the port of Tangier in North Africa, the Seven Islands of Bombay in India (which had a major influence on the development of the British Empire), valuab…”source: Wikipedia: Charles II of England
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