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Cultural depictions of Charles II of England

January 26, 2023

Charles II of England has been portrayed many times.

Statue of Charles II trampling Oliver Cromwell, erected 1672.

Statues

Sir Robert Vyner (1631–1688), supplied the regalia for the restoration of Charles II, and was appointed as the King's goldsmith in 1661. He was as much a banker as a goldsmith, and was knighted for his services in 1661 and was Lord Mayor of London in 1674. To show his devotion to the king, Vyner purchased a statue made in Italy for the Polish ambassador in London. It depicted the general, later King John Sobieski on a horse trampling a Turk.

The ambassador could not afford to pay for it and Vyner bought it and had it altered to show Charles II trampling Cromwell. How much was altered is uncertain. Cromwell's image, barely altered from the original Turk, appears to be wearing a turban. The statue reflects the Restoration perception of Cromwell. It was unveiled the 29 October 1672 at Stocks-Market, Cornhill and was removed in 1736 to make way for the construction of the Mansion House and reerected forty years later at Newby Hall, North Yorkshire.[1]

The statue was the subject of two satires, attributed[2] to Andrew Marvell: A poem of the statue in Stocks-Market and A dialogue between two horses.

Other statues include those in London's Soho Square,[3] St Mary's Square in Gloucester,[4] Edinburgh's Parliament Square, at the Central Criminal Court in London, at Newmarket Racecourse and near the south portal of Lichfield Cathedral.

Literature

  • Charles appears as Arethusius in Sir Percy Herbert's lengthy novel The Princess Cloria (1653–61), which fictionalizes his early life up to the coronation in 1660. Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, a sister of Charles II, was depicted as "Cloria".
  • Charles is a character in the novel The Children of the New Forest (1847) by Frederick Marryat.
  • The novel Harry Ogilvie or, the Black Dragoons (1856) by James Grant, focuses on Charles' time in Scotland in 1650–1651.[5]
  • London Pride; or When the World was Younger by Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1896) focuses on Charles II's reign.[5]
  • The Tavern Knight (1904) by Rafael Sabatini, involves its Cavalier hero in the Battle of Worcester and assisting the escape of Charles II.[5]
  • Patricia at the Inn (1906) by J. C. Snaith is an adventure novel revolving around the exploits of the titular heroine as she and her husband help Charles II to escape.[5]
  • Charles appears in the 1926 novel Nell Gwyn: A Decoration (US Title: Mistress Nell Gwyn) by Marjorie Bowen.[6]
  • The novel His Majesty, The King (1926) by Cosmo Hamilton focuses on Charles during his exile in the Netherlands. [7]
  • Charles appears in The Black Pearl (1982), Volume 5 of The Morland Dynasty, a series of historical novels by author Cynthia Harrod-Eagles. This volume covers the Restoration period and Charles has family links to the fictional Morland family.
  • The young Charles is a character in Traitor's Field by Robert Wilton (2013), following him from the aftermath of the Battle of Worcester in 1651 to his flight into exile on the continent.
  • Charles appears as a central character in two plays – George Bernard Shaw's In Good King Charles's Golden Days (1939) and Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn (played in the premiere production in 2015 by David Sturzaker).
  • Charles II is the protagonist of Georgette Heyer's historical account, published in 1938, denoted The Royal Escape, which covers the period from the defeat at Worcester to his sailing to France, from 3 September to 15 October 1651; all of it spent in hiding and journeyings. The book, with a wealth of detail and taken from actual accounts by people who helped Charles along the way, and one by the King as dictated to Pepys (who would later write on the Great Plague) is meticulously cited.

Film

Charles has been portrayed on screen by:

Television

On television, Charles has been portrayed by:

References

  1. ^ Roscoe, Ingrid. "A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain 1660–1851". Henry Moore Foundation. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ Margoliouth, H. M.; Legouis, Pierre (1971). The Poems and Letters of Andrew Marvell. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199670321.
  3. ^ Sheppard, F. H. W., ed. (1966), "Soho Square Area: Portland Estate: Soho Square Garden", Survey of London: volumes 33 and 34: St Anne Soho, pp. 51–53, retrieved 19 April 2010
  4. ^ Gloucester City Council, (PDF), p. 349, archived from the original (pdf) on 16 January 2017, retrieved 14 January 2017
  5. ^ a b c d Ernest A. Baker, A Guide to Historical Fiction. London : G. Routledge and Sons, 1914. (p.73-4)
  6. ^ Tibbetts, John C. The Furies of Marjorie Bowen. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019, ISBN 9781476677163 (pgs. 196-198).
  7. ^ Daniel D. McGarry, Sarah Harriman White, Historical Fiction Guide: Annotated Chronological, Geographical, and Topical List of Five Thousand Selected Historical Novels. Scarecrow Press, 1963 (p.166)

January 26, 2023
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Charles II of England has been portrayed many times Statue of Charles II trampling Oliver Cromwell erected 1672 Contents 1 Statues 2 Literature 3 Film 4 Television 5 ReferencesStatues EditSir Robert Vyner 1631 1688 supplied the regalia for the restoration of Charles II and was appointed as the King s goldsmith in 1661 He was as much a banker as a goldsmith and was knighted for his services in 1661 and was Lord Mayor of London in 1674 To show his devotion to the king Vyner purchased a statue made in Italy for the Polish ambassador in London It depicted the general later King John Sobieski on a horse trampling a Turk The ambassador could not afford to pay for it and Vyner bought it and had it altered to show Charles II trampling Cromwell How much was altered is uncertain Cromwell s image barely altered from the original Turk appears to be wearing a turban The statue reflects the Restoration perception of Cromwell It was unveiled the 29 October 1672 at Stocks Market Cornhill and was removed in 1736 to make way for the construction of the Mansion House and reerected forty years later at Newby Hall North Yorkshire 1 The statue was the subject of two satires attributed 2 to Andrew Marvell A poem of the statue in Stocks Market and A dialogue between two horses Other statues include those in London s Soho Square 3 St Mary s Square in Gloucester 4 Edinburgh s Parliament Square at the Central Criminal Court in London at Newmarket Racecourse and near the south portal of Lichfield Cathedral Literature EditCharles appears as Arethusius in Sir Percy Herbert s lengthy novel The Princess Cloria 1653 61 which fictionalizes his early life up to the coronation in 1660 Mary Princess Royal and Princess of Orange a sister of Charles II was depicted as Cloria Charles is a character in the novel The Children of the New Forest 1847 by Frederick Marryat The novel Harry Ogilvie or the Black Dragoons 1856 by James Grant focuses on Charles time in Scotland in 1650 1651 5 London Pride or When the World was Younger by Mary Elizabeth Braddon 1896 focuses on Charles II s reign 5 The Tavern Knight 1904 by Rafael Sabatini involves its Cavalier hero in the Battle of Worcester and assisting the escape of Charles II 5 Patricia at the Inn 1906 by J C Snaith is an adventure novel revolving around the exploits of the titular heroine as she and her husband help Charles II to escape 5 Charles appears in the 1926 novel Nell Gwyn A Decoration US Title Mistress Nell Gwyn by Marjorie Bowen 6 The novel His Majesty The King 1926 by Cosmo Hamilton focuses on Charles during his exile in the Netherlands 7 Charles appears in The Black Pearl 1982 Volume 5 of The Morland Dynasty a series of historical novels by author Cynthia Harrod Eagles This volume covers the Restoration period and Charles has family links to the fictional Morland family The young Charles is a character in Traitor s Field by Robert Wilton 2013 following him from the aftermath of the Battle of Worcester in 1651 to his flight into exile on the continent Charles appears as a central character in two plays George Bernard Shaw s In Good King Charles s Golden Days 1939 and Jessica Swale s Nell Gwynn played in the premiere production in 2015 by David Sturzaker Charles II is the protagonist of Georgette Heyer s historical account published in 1938 denoted The Royal Escape which covers the period from the defeat at Worcester to his sailing to France from 3 September to 15 October 1651 all of it spent in hiding and journeyings The book with a wealth of detail and taken from actual accounts by people who helped Charles along the way and one by the King as dictated to Pepys who would later write on the Great Plague is meticulously cited Film EditCharles has been portrayed on screen by Augustus Neville in the silent film Sweet Nell of Old Drury 1911 based on the earlier play by Paul Kester P G Ebbutt in the silent films King Charles 1913 and Old St Paul s 1914 based on novels by Harrison Ainsworth Owen Moore in the silent film Mistress Nell 1915 Harry Southard in the silent film The Adventurer 1920 William Luff in the silent film The Glorious Adventure 1922 Henry Victor in the silent film The Royal Oak 1923 Dwight Wiman in the silent film Peter Stuyvesant 1924 Randle Ayrton in the silent film Nell Gwyn 1926 based on a novel by Joseph Shearing Cedric Hardwicke in Nell Gwyn 1934 Allan Jeayes in Colonel Blood 1934 telling the story of Thomas Blood K Hamilton Price in The Vicar of Bray 1937 Vincent Price in Hudson s Bay 1941 Dennis Arundell in Penn of Pennsylvania 1942 telling the story of William Penn Douglas Fairbanks Jr in The Exile 1947 based on a novel by Cosmo Hamilton George Sanders in Forever Amber 1947 based on the novel by Kathleen Winsor and The King s Thief 1955 Anthony Hulme in the comedy Cardboard Cavalier 1949 Jon Pertwee in the comedy Helter Skelter 1949 Lester Matthews in Lorna Doone 1951 based on the novel by R D Blackmore Gary Raymond in The Moonraker 1958 Gabriele Antonini in the Italian film D Artagnan contro i tre moschettieri 1964 about the Three Musketeers Peter Jones in the comedy Father Came Too 1964 Mark Burns in The Wicked Lady 1983 Simon Callow in England My England 1995 the story of the composer Henry Purcell Sam Neill in Restoration 1995 Rupert Everett in Stage Beauty 2004 John Malkovich in The Libertine 2004 based on the play by Stephen Jeffreys Charles Dance in Michiel de Ruyter 2015 Television EditOn television Charles has been portrayed by Barry K Barnes in the BBC TV drama Thank You Mr Pepys 1938 David Cargill in the BBC TV drama series The Children of the New Forest 1964 James Villiers in the BBC TV series The First Churchills 1969 Simon Treves in the BBC TV drama series By the Sword Divided 1983 Michael York in the British TV drama The Lady and the Highwayman 1989 Michael Maloney in the BBC TV drama series Children of the New Forest 1998 Rufus Sewell in the BBC TV miniseries Charles II The Power and the Passion 2003 Nathaniel Parker in the BBC drama The Private Life of Samuel Pepys 2003 Julian Wadham in the BBC drama documentary Wren The Man Who Built Britain 2004 Michael Boisvert in the American TV series Young Blades 2005 Richard Druitt in the British TV drama documentary True Caribbean Pirates 2006 Hal Ozsan in the HBO fantasy series True Blood 2008 2014 Mathew Baynton and Jalaal Hartley in the British TV comedy series Horrible Histories 2009 present Jeremy Northam in the British Channel 4 drama series New Worlds 2014 Jack Huston in the ITV four part episodes The Great Fire 2014 Daniel Lapaine in the French miniseries Versailles 2015 References Edit Roscoe Ingrid A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain 1660 1851 Henry Moore Foundation Retrieved 27 August 2018 Margoliouth H M Legouis Pierre 1971 The Poems and Letters of Andrew Marvell Oxford University Press ISBN 9780199670321 Sheppard F H W ed 1966 Soho Square Area Portland Estate Soho Square Garden Survey of London volumes 33 and 34 St Anne Soho pp 51 53 retrieved 19 April 2010 Gloucester City Council Schedule of Listed Buildings by Grading PDF p 349 archived from the original pdf on 16 January 2017 retrieved 14 January 2017 a b c d Ernest A Baker A Guide to Historical Fiction London G Routledge and Sons 1914 p 73 4 Tibbetts John C The Furies of Marjorie Bowen Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company Inc Publishers 2019 ISBN 9781476677163 pgs 196 198 Daniel D McGarry Sarah Harriman White Historical Fiction Guide Annotated Chronological Geographical and Topical List of Five Thousand Selected Historical Novels Scarecrow Press 1963 p 166 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cultural depictions of Charles II of England amp oldid 1134812390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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