Letters of Charles II and James II

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MS. Eng. lett. b. 27, fols. 21-24.

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Comprises:

signed letter of Charles II, 1650 (fols. 21-22);
signed letter of James II, 1686 (fols. 23-24).

Dates

Creation: 1650, 1686

Extent

4 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. b. 27, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. lett. b. 27, fols. 21-24.

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21664

Additional Description

Abstract

Signed letter of Charles II, 1650, and signed letter of James II, 1686.

Biographical / Historical

Charles II (1630-1685) was King of Scotland from 1649-1851, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660-1685.

James II and VII (1633-1701) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685-1688.

Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.