Until today, the only thing I knew about Charles II was that he's the reason the current British King is named Charles III. Charles II ruled England from 1660 to 1685, except for nine years in the middle of that when Oliver Cromwell reigned. You can bone up on Charle's place in history at Wikipedia, because this video is only concerned with his personal life, meaning his many lovers. Charles II had a wife plus a long line of mistresses and flings that ended up in the history books. They were court members, actresses, commoners, friends of friends, and even at least one spy. None of this was kept secret; after all, the king was the king in the 17th century, and popular opinion had no sway over his behavior. Come to think of it, even today when the king has no real power, popular opinion still doesn't have any sway over his behavior.
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