Restoration

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sit together in an open carriage, smiling and waving to crowds following their wedding at Windsor Castle in May 2018. Harry wears military uniform, while Meghan wears a white wedding dress and veil.

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From Nell Gwyn to Meghan Markle: 9 romances between actors and royals. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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England's mistress: how Nell Gwyn won the heart of Charles II – and became a political powerhouse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Jonathan Healey: “A connection was made between the rarefied world of the royal court and the politics of the street”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Restoration: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Turning points1662: Restoration tragedy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

People flee to boats on the River Thames to escape the Great Fire of London, September 1666.

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Coffee, plague and the Great Fire: the pleasures and perils of living in Restoration London. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots. (Photo by Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images)

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12 facts about the Stuarts

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Civil wars and Restoration England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Charles II, by 17th-century painter John Michael Wright

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History explorer: The Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Rebranding Rule: The Restoration and Revolution Monarchy, 1660-1715

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Paper talk: a newspaper's take on the Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of Charles II wearing the robes of the Order of the Garter. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Charles II: the people’s prince. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The procession of Charles II between the Tower of London and Westminster on the eve of his coronation. Painting by the Dutch painter and etcher Dirk Stoop (c1610-c1685). (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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Where history happened: The Restoration. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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The Restoration plus Britain's relationship with chocolate. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.