Charles II of England Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 until his death. Charles II's father, Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War. Although the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth, and the country
City of London (elections to the Parliament of England) between some of the Parliaments in this period, each members career is sub-divided by Parliament in the tables, even if he served in successive Parliaments." "The elected date is for the City constituency. When an exact general election date is unavailable, the year or years between the dates of the Parliament being summoned and assembling, are used." Notes:- Note:- Notes:- The Long Parliament or the selection of members from it known as the Rump Parliament functioned "de facto" during part of the Commonwealth of England period. It existed (in a sense) "de jure" 1640-1660, as under a pre-English Civil War