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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: Charles Ii and the Restoration Colonies

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on "The English Empire," this section of the chapter analyzes the causes and consequences of the Restoration and identifies the Restoration colonies and their role in the expansion of the Empire.
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Handout
PBS

Empire of the Bay: King Charles Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
What does King Charles II have to do with Canadian history? How is he linked to the Hudson's Bay Company? Empire of the Bay provides learners with the links between King Charles II and early Canada.
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Primary
Yale University

The Avalon Project: Charles Ii's Grant of New England to the Duke of York

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale University's Avalon Project provides a transcription of Charles II's Grant of New England to the Duke of York, 1676.
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Website
Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: Charles Ii: 1660 1685

For Students 9th - 10th
A short article on Charles II with a link to a timeline/chronology of monarchs of France, the Holy Roman Empire, and Great Britain.
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Handout
Other

Britannia: Charles Ii of England

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short biography of the life of Charles II.
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Website
Other

The Gazetteer of Scotland: King Charles Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Very short biographical sketch on King Charles II is provided here.
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Handout
Other

Online Highways: Charles Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
Very short article on Charles II of England. Includes links to further related information on the House of Stuart, James II, Charles I, Dover, and Worcester.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Charles Ii of England

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles II (Charles Stuart; 29 May 1630 - 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. According to royalists (and retrospective English law), Charles II became king when his father Charles I was executed at Whitehall...