Court of Charles II of England

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The Court of Charles II of England was the famously lively and decadent royal household and political center that flourished after the Restoration, known for its patronage of the arts, elaborate entertainments, and influential royal mistresses and courtiers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political institution ⓘ
royal court ⓘ
associatedWith Charles II of England ⓘ
connectedTo Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
Cabal ministry ⓘ
Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
Popish Plot ⓘ
Treaty of Dover ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
culturalContext development of Restoration court culture ⓘ
reopening of the theatres in 1660 ⓘ
rise of professional actresses in England ⓘ
endTime 1685 ⓘ
hasActivity court balls and dances ⓘ
court masques ⓘ
diplomatic receptions ⓘ
gambling ⓘ
patronage of Restoration drama ⓘ
patronage of portrait painting ⓘ
political decision-making ⓘ
religious negotiations ⓘ
theatrical performances ⓘ
hasMember Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury ⓘ
Aphra Behn ⓘ
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland ⓘ
Charles II of England ⓘ
Christopher Wren ⓘ
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ⓘ
George Etherege ⓘ
George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth ⓘ
George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Gilbert Burnet ⓘ
Henrietta Maria of France ⓘ
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington ⓘ
Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin ⓘ
linked to: Hortense Mancini

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth ⓘ
James, Duke of York ⓘ
linked to: Duke of York

John Churchill, later 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ
John Dryden ⓘ
John Evelyn ⓘ
John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale ⓘ
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester ⓘ
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth ⓘ
Mary of Modena ⓘ
Nell Gwyn ⓘ
Peter Lely ⓘ
Queen Catherine of Braganza ⓘ
Roger North ⓘ
Samuel Pepys ⓘ
Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh ⓘ
linked to: Sir Thomas Clifford

Thomas Killigrew ⓘ
William Davenant ⓘ
William Wycherley ⓘ
hasPart Household troops of Charles II of England ⓘ
Privy Council of England ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council

royal household of Charles II of England ⓘ
influenced English architecture ⓘ
English fashion ⓘ
English theatre ⓘ
Restoration comedy ⓘ
Restoration literature ⓘ
influencedBy Continental Baroque culture ⓘ
French court of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Court of Louis XIV
location Hampton Court Palace ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

St James's Palace ⓘ
Whitehall Palace ⓘ
linked to: Palace of Whitehall
notableFor cultural influence on Restoration England ⓘ
elaborate entertainments ⓘ
influential royal mistresses ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
religious tension between Protestants and Catholics ⓘ
politicalRole arena for foreign ambassadors ⓘ
center of royal patronage ⓘ
informal center of government ⓘ
site of factional struggle ⓘ
reputation decadent ⓘ
lively ⓘ
luxurious ⓘ
sexually permissive ⓘ
startTime 1660 ⓘ
temporalContext English Restoration ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period

Restoration era ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period

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Referenced by (35)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchess of Monmouth → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Duchess of Monmouth
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Margaret Blagge → workLocation → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington → court → Restoration court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Anne Hyde → associatedWith → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Her Grace The Duchess of York
Arabella Churchill → associatedWith → court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton → associatedWith → Restoration court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Charles FitzCharles, 1st Earl of Plymouth → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Richard Jennings → connectedTo → court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Royal goldsmiths of Charles II → mainWorkLocation → Royal court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Royal goldsmiths of Charles II → appliesToJurisdiction → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Court of James II of England → predecessor → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans → associatedWith → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Isabella Bennet, 2nd Countess of Arlington → court → Restoration court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Barbara Villiers, Duchess of Cleveland → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Baron Arlington → associatedWith → Restoration court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Bennet family → isAssociatedWith → English court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester → memberOf → court of Charles II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Rochester
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Rochester
Isabella van Nassau-Beverweerd → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Frances Jennings → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Simon Dale → settingPlace → court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Catherine Pegge → associatedWith → court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Louise de Kérouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth → court → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second → mainSubject → Restoration court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second → setting → Court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester → residence → Court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Edward Backwell → employer → Restoration court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham → associatedWith → English court of Charles II ⓘ
subject linked to: de Duras
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Anne Digby, Countess of Sunderland → court → court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
James Stewart, 1st Duke of Richmond (third creation) → associatedWith → Royal court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
Barbara FitzRoy → associatedWith → court of Charles II of England ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England
House of Villiers → notableCourt → Court of Charles II of England ⓘ
Venus and Adonis → premierePlace → Court of Charles II ⓘ
linked to: Court of Charles II of England