Charles II of England
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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was a British king during The Restoration. He was popularly known as the "Merry Monarch" in reference to the liveliness and hedonism of his court.
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester wrote a famous teasing epigram on King Charles II:
- We have a pretty witty king,
- Whose word no man relies on;
- He never said a foolish thing,
- Nor ever did a wise one.
Charles is reputed to have replied:
- "That is true; for my words are my own, but my actions are those of my ministers."'
He was played by John Malkovich in the 2004 film The Libertine.
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