Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the Rebellion of 1745-6 Charles II., eldest son of Charles I., livedinexileforeleven yearsaflerthedeathofhisfather, duringwhichtimethegovem mentwasvestedfirstinaparfiamengandafterwardsina Protectorate. Hewas at lengthplaced upon the throne, May 1660. Mseventisltnowninbritishhistm-ybythetitleof 'the Restoration) Charles died without legitimate issue in 1685, and was succeeded by his brother James, who had previously been entitled Duke of York. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.