During this king's reign, rumors abounded that he had a secret marriage to Lucy Walter and had hiddenthe certificate in a black box. Michael de Ruyt burned several ships at Chatham in response to this king'sfailed invasion of the Netherlands, which ended with the Treaty of B
During this king's reign, rumors abounded that he had a secret marriage to Lucy Walter and had hiddenthe certificate in a black box. Michael de Ruyt burned several ships at Chatham in response to this king'sfailed invasion of the Netherlands, which ended with the Treaty of Breda. He was advised by a ministrywhose common name was an acronym from the surnames of its members, the "Cabal." Because his wifeCatherine of Braganza was sterile, this man faced the Exclusion Crisis, which sought to bar his Catholicbrother from the throne. That brother allegedly wanted to assassinate this king as part of the Popish Plot.For 10 points, name this "Merry Monarch," a Stuart who came to power in the "Restoration."
During this king's reign, rumors abounded that he had a secret marriage to Lucy Walter and had hiddenthe certificate in a black box.
Charles II of England [prompt on Charles]