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The Propaganda of Charles II
“Princes”, 1674, Anglo-Dutch Wars, Barbara Villiers, Catholicism, Charles II, Commonwealth, drama, Exclusion Crisis, Great Fire of London, Great Plague, Henry VII, James VII/II, John Crowne, Louise de Kerouaille, Mary of Modena, Nell Gwynne, Oliver Cromwell, propaganda, Puritans, Richard III, Royal Charles, Shakespeare, Sir Christopher Wren, theatres, Tower of LondonGuest author Richard Unwin explains the context behind the discovery of those convenient bones: Charles II came to the throne in 1660 after the period of Commonwealth when England, and particularly its entertainments, had been suppressed by Puritan authority. The security of the new reign was precarious and there were many in the country opposed…
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