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Charles II
Follows the life of Charles II, from his time in exile during the Interregnum, before the Restoration through to his death in 1685. Rufus Sewell gives a sympathetic and likeable portrayal of a seemingly moderate man who indulged in many affairs and sexual liaisons. Features four episodes with the following sections: Exiled And Destitute, Death And Triumph, Power And Revenge, Deceit And Power, Hope And Loss, The Great Plague, Political Unrest, The Great Fire Of London, European Relations, Religion And Power, Love And Death, Assassination And Fear, Betrayal, Monarchy And Power and Passion And Peace.
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CHARLES II
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BBC WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING Charles II [2003]
One of the better BBC costume dramas of recent years, 2003's <I>Charles II: The Power and the Passion</I> depends very strongly on its central performance. Fortunately, Rufus Sewell is admirable throughout as the saturnine, witty monarch who has retained popular fondness down the centuries in spite of his conscientious adherence to the bad and losing cause of absolute monarchy. Adrian Hodge's intelligent script dramatises the issue in quick sound bites--many politicians accepted the Restoration to avoid chaos and were determined to bring Charles to heel, whereas he was determined to defend the position for which his father had been martyred. If that meant handing the throne to his Catholic brother in default of a legitimate son of his own, so be it. <p> The four hour-long episodes cover the Restoration, the Plague and the Fire of London, the secret treaties with France and the Popish Plot, as well as giving us a fair bit of Charles's moderately happy marriage to Catherine (Shirley Henderson in the most hideously accurate historical hairdos ever) and his affairs with various mistresses. Among a number of fine supporting performances, Rupert Graves stands out as Buckingham, the friend who betrayed Charles. This sort of costume drama only ever works if the acting is as good as it is here. <p> <B>On the DVD:</B> <I>Charles II</I> on disc comes with a making-of documentary and a commentary on the first episode from writer Adrian Hodge and the director and producer. It also includes an extended documentary on Charles's back story--his education, his attempt to fight Cromwell's forces, his period on the run in England and his long exile--in which a number of eminent historians, including Richard Holmes and Ronald Hutton, talk about how he became the king he was. --<I>Roz Kaveney</I>
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Palgrave Macmillan The Reigns of Charles II and James VII and II (Problems in Focus S.)
Pages: 320, Paperback, Palgrave Macmillan
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Peter Owen My Dearest Minette: Letters Between Charles II and His Sister Henrietta, Duchesse D'Orleans
Pages: 238, Hardcover, Peter Owen
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Sutton Publishing Sevenoaks Wills and Inventories in the Reign of Charles II (Kent Archaeological Society)
Pages: 300, Paperback, Sutton Publishing
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IHS Press Charles II: The Last Rally
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Three Rivers Press (CA) The Loves of Charles II: The Charles II Trilogy Omnibus: The Wandering Prince, A Health Upon His Majesty, and, Here Lies Our Sovereign Lord
Pages: 749, Paperback, Three Rivers Press (CA)
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Short Account of Organs Built in England from the Reign of King Charles II to the Present Time
author: Sutton, Sir John; publisher: Positif P.
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Antique Collectors' Club Ltd English Furniture from Charles II to Queen Anne 1660-1714
Pages: 368, Hardcover, Antique Collectors' Club Ltd
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Liberty Fund Inc Eighteenth-Century Commonwealthman: Studies in the Transmission, Development, and Circumstance of English Liberal Thought from the Restoration of Charles II Until the War with the Thirteen Colonies
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Weidenfeld & Nicholson history The Image of the King: Charles I and Charles II
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David Horovitz Brewood: Some Notes on the History of Brewood in Staffordshire, with an Account of the Escape of Charles II After the Battle of Worcester on 3rd September 1651
Pages: 448, Hardcover, David Horovitz
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