Charles the Second - an Unlikely Success
Dr Clare Jackson to give talk at meeting of the Ealing branch of the Historical Association
King Charles II
March 13, 2023
The next meeting of the Ealing branch of the Historical Association takes place on Tuesday 14 March, 7.30 pm at Ealing Green Church, The Green W5 5QT.
Dr Clare Jackson, of Trinity Hall Cambridge, will be giving a talk on 'Charles the Second - an unlikely success’
Dr Jackson’s research interests lie in seventeenth-century Britain, with a particular focus on the Stuart dynasty. In 2014, she presented a three-part BBC2 television series entitled The Stuarts, followed by a two-part sequel, The Stuarts in Exile in 2015. She is author of Charles II: The Star King (Penguin, 2016) and, most recently, Devil-Land. England under Siege 1588-1688, which won the Wolfson History Prize 2022
Charles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury.
His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a guarded, curious, unusually self-conscious ruler. He lived through some of the most striking events in the national history - from the Civil Wars to the Great Plague, from the Fire of London to wars with the Dutch.
In this talk, Clare Jackson explores this irrepressible monarch and his star quality.
For more details of the association’s programme of talks for the coming season visit its web site.
Non-members can attend the talk for a suggested donation of £5 with no charge for students.
You can become a member of either the national organisation (which includes local membership) for £65 per year (£43 concessions) or a local member for just £15 a year. You will then receive regular emails or newsletters about the association’s activities.
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