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Charles II of England

  • Stuart RestorationRichard Cromwell stepped down as Lord Protector in 1659, leaving a power vacuum that military leaders rushed to fill. Charles Fleetwood and John Lambert…
  • St Edward's CrownIn 853, a five-year-old boy named Alfred traveled from Wessex to Rome. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Pope Leo IV blessed him during this journey.