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#CharlesII returned to England #OnThisDay in 1660.

In 1659 the Restoration seemed impossible. It might not have occurred at all but for the forgotten intervention of a blacksmith’s daughter.

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Completely inbread

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1751797/completely-inbread

Statue of Nell Gwynn in London, England

The only statue of a royal mistress in all of London.#charlesii #theater #royalty #statues #section-Atlas
Statue of Nell Gwynn

The King's Delight (for Charles II)
From the Dancing Master, John Playford, 1665

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLnFl_zVRSk&ab_channel=Passamezzo

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt4zuXJK4UQ&ab_channel=Passamezzo

Sung before the King at New-market:
A 17th Century broadside ballad by Thomas D'Urfey, describing the sights and sounds of Newmarket during the racing season.

Richard de Winter: tenor
Robin Jeffrey: baroque guitar
Alison Kinder: bass viol

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Just under a week to go before our first performance of
The King's Delight:
A programme of #music, words & #song from Restoration Britain.
#Ballads about the #Plague, the Great Fire, the Frost Fair, #horseracing, #chocolate & #coffee; loyal songs & #theatre songs; tavern rounds, dance music, and divisions and solos for the #violin, #viol & #cittern. Includes music by Jenkins, Bannister, Simpson, #Locke, #Purcell, and #Playford; words and lyrics from Pepys, Evelyn, #Shakespeare, & Aphra Behn.

Monday 22 May at 7.30pm at St John's Wood Church

Jamie Akers: #lute, #theorbo, #guitar
Emily Atkinson: #soprano
Richard de Winter: #actor, baritone
Alison Kinder: viols, recorders
Tamsin Lewis: violin, viols, alto

Tickets (£15/£10) will be available at the door, or from
https://www.continuoconnect.com/event-detail/the-kings-delight

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The King’s Health - a political song from the reign of Charles II.

It's sung to the tune of Farrinel's Ground, also known as La Follia. This ground, used as a base for divisions (variations) for both instruments and voices, was popular throughout the early modern period.

Written in the early 1680s, at the time of the Popish Plot, the song praises the King and the Duke of York (the future James II), encouraging everyone to drink to their health. It is virulently anti-Catholic and anti-Whig.

Emily Atkinson: soprano
Robin Jeffrey: lute
Alison Kinder: bass viol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrWCx88_sEU&ab_channel=Passamezzo

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#soprano
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When the Great fire of London broke out, Charles II took an active part in fighting it, risking his own life.

On this date in 1661, the English King Charles II was crowned. 10 things you might not know about him:

https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2023/04/23-april-king-charles-ii.html

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James Taaffe played a key role in the #Remonstrance affair (the Remonstrance was a controversial expression of loyalty towards #CharlesII drawn up by #PeterWalsh aimed at gaining #toleration for Catholics.)

Taaffe was sent to Ireland to restore unity to the Irish church by explicitly denouncing Walsh and his followers on the pope's behalf. He pretended he had powers from the Pope he did not have, and it all went downhill from there.

https://www.dib.ie/biography/taaffe-james-a8435

#IrishPhilosophy

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Puritans are well-known for their plain and 'sombre garments'. But did you know that the fashion of periwigs, powder, and fancy hair-dos was found before Charles II with those close to Oliver Cromwell? Find out about Puritan fashion: http://ow.ly/1b5n50Lxnrm #FashionHistory #Puritan #Cromwell #CharlesII #Histodons @histodons @histodon

The Declaration of Indulgence (1672) suspended the execution of the Penal Laws and attempted to extend religious freedom for Protestant nonconformists & Catholics. But this supposedly tolerant measure was met with heavy criticism.

@pseaward1 explains 👇
http://ow.ly/CST750Lgni9

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