Spotlight On: Charles II

Neil Johnson, Early Modern Records Specialist looks at records from the State Papers. This video focusses on documents relating to how Charles II secured his restoration to the throne in 1660, Catalogue ref: SP18/221.
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Spotlight On is a series of video guides, each based on an individual collection held at The National Archives. In each video, a specialist presenter introduces one of our collections and highlights a document from it connected.
You can find the entire Spotlight On series here: www.nationalar...

[@jamesrobiscoe1174]

This slice of history is a very interesting piece of the twistings and turnings in England's political past. It would be interesting to read of any other written reports of the effects they had on the average citizens' ordinary lives.

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Excellent