The magnificent monarch : Charles II and the ceremonies of power / Anna Keay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keay, Anna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.

Charles.

Rites and ceremonies--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Rites and ceremonies.

History.

Great Britain--History--Charles II, 1660-1685--Biography.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 319 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, 2008.

Contents:

2 Son and heir 9

3 War 35

4 The shadow of a king 45

5 England reclaimed 81

6 The clamour of kingship 93

7 Reform and retrenchment 121

8 Protestant king, Catholic heir 145

9 A court comes of age 171

10 The apotheosis of Charles II 183

11 Epilogue: the mist that is cast before us 207

Appendix 1 Numbers touched for the king's evil, 1660-82 211

Appendix 2 Numbers healed on recorded occasions in 1668, 1671, 1672, 1679 212

Appendix 3 The principal feast days of the Restoration Chapel Royal 214

Appendix 4 Primary records of Charles II attending the chapel royal, 1660-85 216

Appendix 5 Officers of Charles II's court in exile 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-308) and index.

ISBN:

9781847252258

1847252257

OCLC:

191891198