charles ii

Throughout history, scores of illegitimate royal children were determined to outdo their scandalous origins with a lifetime’s worth of shocking exploits.

After Charles I was executed by his own people, his son, Charles II, began the long and brutal road to reclaim the English throne.

Nell Gwyn Facts. Icon. Mistress. Outlaw. Nell Gwyn lived the high life as King Charles II’s mistress—but few know about her years of unbearable torment.

After Charles I was executed by his own people, his son, Charles II, began the long and brutal road to reclaim the English throne.

William and Mary wed long before he became the last English King who won his crown by force—but their marriage had a disturbing dark side.

After Charles I was executed by his own people, his son, Charles II, began the long and brutal road to reclaim the English throne.