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Died on this day in 1685 aged 54 King Charles II of England(my toy,wikipedia). The young Charles fled the country to escape the Roundheads, after the death of Cromwell senior, and the general rubbishness of Cromwell, and the election of a new (more royalist) parliament he was invited back to Be King, but with rather reduced powers and funds. Charles had lots of mistresses and lots of children with them, but no children by his wife (who was rather inconveniently, at least according to Parliament, Catholic). He was succeeded by his brother James.

Born on this day in 180 Thomas Lyon-Bowes(my toy,wikipedia). (Thomas is person 3456 in the database, this is mildly amusing). Great-grandfather of the Queen Mother. Interestingly he is Lyon-Bowes but some of his children are Bowes-Lyon; I have no idea why, maybe someone reading this does?