This text was prepared by volunteers associated with Heritage-History, using as copytext, Charles II, by Jacob Abbott, New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1901. Final proofreading was completed by Carianne Smith.

This book was first published in 1848 by Harper & Brothers. Since this book was first published before 1923, it is in the public domain in the United States. By U.S. law, it entered the public domain 75 years after its first publication.

A number of engravings are included in the text.

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