Update: This event is now sold out
At the end of next week, Isle of Wight historian, Kevin Shaw, has very kindly agreed to give another fundraiser lecture for Carisbrooke Castle Museum (this is an independent Island museum, with no connection to English Heritage).
Kevin will be presenting ‘King Charles II: A Pragmatic, Clever, Colourful and Charismatic King’.
Young Charles had his teenage years dominated by civil war, royalist defeat and the execution of his beloved father, but this proved only the start of one of the most challenging and exciting lives of any King of England. This talk tracks Charles’ failed attempt to regain his crown in battle, his miraculous escape, followed by life in exile – until the chaos following Cromwell’s death initiated the widely celebrated Restoration of the Monarchy, something Charles handled with typical tact and diplomacy.
For the next 25 years he revelled in his regal role, the country enjoying new-found freedom while the King and court ‘made merry’ in a new age of invention and discovery. Yet challenges were always present, from Plague, Fire and War, to assassination plots and opposition in parliament. Yet, unlike his father or successor, he saw it all through successfully – with wit, grit and good humour.
Where and when
‘King Charles II: A Pragmatic, Clever, Colourful and Charismatic King’ by Kevin Shaw takes place at 11am on Friday 20th January 2023 at Carisbrooke Castle Museum.
Tickets are £5 each with all proceeds supporting the museum’s work in caring for and sharing the Island’s heritage.
Advanced booking is essential, contact [email protected] or (01983) 884198.
Please note: the gates will be open from 10.30am to 10.55am, please arrive during this time.
Image: © NTPL/Clare Bates
