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One thing that irks folks about Charles II was his notable dishonesty (perceived or otherwise) about his religion: he declared himself an Anglican (lest Parliament should be in an uproar), then "converted" to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed. Catholics and Protestants disagree about which is the true religion, but both join in insisting he should have been more forthright about it. "'He could not have resisted without losing his throne?'," said Hilaire Belloc, "He should have resisted and lost his throne. For there are other things a man may lose."

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One thing that irks folks about Charles II was his notable dishonesty (perceived or otherwise) about his religion: he declared himself an Anglican (lest Parliament should be in an uproar), then "converted" converted to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed. Catholics and Protestants disagree about which is the true religion, but both join in insisting he should have been more forthright about it. "'He could not have resisted without losing his throne?'," said Hilaire Belloc, Creator/HilaireBelloc, "He should have resisted and lost his throne. For there are other things a man may lose."
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Despite having many, ''many'' illegitimate children with the aforementioned numerous mistresses (all of whom, to his credit, he acknowledged, so far as we know), Charles II's prowess failed to produce a legitimate son or daughter with his queen, leaving the throne to his deeply unpopular brother James. The Catholic James was so unpopular that he was overthrown and replaced with the Protestant William III (of Orange) and Mary II.

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Despite having many, ''many'' illegitimate children with the aforementioned numerous mistresses (all of whom, to his credit, he acknowledged, so far as we know), Charles II's prowess failed to produce a legitimate son or daughter with his queen, unlike [[UsefulNotes/LouisXIV his cousin]] across the channel, leaving the throne to his deeply unpopular brother James. The Catholic James was so unpopular that he was overthrown and replaced with the Protestant William III (of Orange) and Mary II.
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-->-- '''John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester''', ''Mock Epitaph on Charles II''[[note]]''It is said that when Charles read this, he replied, "You must remember that I am an English King: my words are my own, but my actions are those of my ministers."''[[/note]]

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-->-- '''John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester''', ''Mock Epitaph on Charles II''[[note]]''It II''[[note]]It is said that when Charles read this, he replied, "You must remember that I am an English King: my words are my own, but my actions are those of my ministers."''[[/note]]
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The couple Creator/KitHarington and Creator/RoseLeslie are both among his ''many'' descendants.

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The couple Creator/KitHarington and Creator/RoseLeslie are both among his ''many'' descendants. Speaking of related, if you're looking for the ''other'' Charles II, he's in [[UsefulNotes/CharlesIIOfSpain this page]].
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One thing that irks folks about Charles II was his notable dishonesty (perceived or otherwise) about his religion: he declared himself a Protestant Anglican (lest Parliament should be in an uproar), then "converted" to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed. Catholics and Protestants disagree about which is the true religion, but both join in insisting he should have been more forthright about it. "'He could not have resisted without losing his throne?'," said Hilaire Belloc, "He should have resisted and lost his throne. For there are other things a man may lose."

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One thing that irks folks about Charles II was his notable dishonesty (perceived or otherwise) about his religion: he declared himself a Protestant an Anglican (lest Parliament should be in an uproar), then "converted" to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed. Catholics and Protestants disagree about which is the true religion, but both join in insisting he should have been more forthright about it. "'He could not have resisted without losing his throne?'," said Hilaire Belloc, "He should have resisted and lost his throne. For there are other things a man may lose."
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* In ''MichielDeRuyter'', Charles II is played by ''Creator/CharlesDance''.

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* In ''MichielDeRuyter'', ''Film/MichielDeRuyter'', Charles II is played by ''Creator/CharlesDance''.
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