At Westminster Abbey, in London, William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury, places the Crown upon the head of Charles II (a secret Catholic, r. 1649 – 1651, in Scotland; 1660 – 1685, in England and Scotland). Charles renounces the jurisdiction of the Privy Council and Star Chamber.
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 39
ccc-2point0.com/magna-carta
References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:329.
Charles II – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II
Timeline of the English Civil Wars – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_English_Civil_Wars
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