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...Charles, like most famed debauches, repented at the end. He converted on his deathbed to Catholicism. His father had died to maintain the Anglican Church, and his successor, his brother James, would lose his throne because of his Catholicism. Charles II, unlike his brother, had realized that his public reception into the Church of Rome would be disastrous for the monarchy, England being rabidly anti-Catholic. Charles has subordinated his own religious convictions to the good of the state, until it was too late for anyone to care. Fraser's description of his deathbed conversion is the most moving chapter...
...interesting topic. The tortuous negotiation of his years in exile are tedious, particularly since--as the book jacket warns--none of these promises of help from the King of France, the Holy Roman Emperor, and the King of Spain materialized. Charles II was finally restored to his father's throne in 1660 by his own subjects. Oliver Cromwell had died of natural causes, his son couldn't control the country, and the army called Charles II back from exile, amid popular rejoicing...
...mustn't blame Charles for spending too much--he did it to maintain the prestige of the monarchy. Her affection for Charles leads her astray here: surely there was no need to have three royal mistresses at once on the royal payroll, and his nephew William, acceding to the throne in equally shaky circumstances, spent in his first year only slightly over half what Charles...
...apology, it seems ready to issue a statement that would affirm Iran's inviolable sovereignty and pledge not to interfere in its internal affairs. Washington especially has been balking at any reference in such a statement to the CIA-backed coup that returned the Shah to his throne in 1953 or to any wording that depicts the Shah as an American puppet. But it is expected that the U.S. will recognize Iran's right to pursue the Shah and his vast fortune through established legal channels. This is all that remains of the Iranians' original demand that...
...princes of the royal family appear to have closed ranks, as they have done in previous crises. Ailing King Khalid, 67, has embarked on a series of pilgrimages throughout the country to solidify support for the royal family. Crown Prince Fahd, Deputy Prime Minister and heir presumptive to the throne, continues to handle day-to-day chores; most-although not all-observers in Riyadh believe his authority has increased as he seeks to carry out reforms to quell potential unrest. The next princes in line, National Guard Commander Abdullah and Defense Minister Sultan, seem to have buried their long-running...