- Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith (1615-1702) was an English clergyman, who served as Dean of Carlisle, 1672-1684, and Bishop of Carlisle, 1684-1702. He graduated MA from The Queen's College, Oxford in 1639 and served as chaplain to King Charles II. - Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Pierre-Esprit Radisson was a French-born explorer and fur trader. His exploits in 1668 were instrumental in the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company. He came to New France as a teenager and was captured in an Iroquois raid circa 1652, but was adopted by his captors and became accustomed to their way of life. Radisson escaped once but he was recaptured and tortured. - Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (July 22, 1621-January 21, 1683), known as Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 2nd Baronet, from 1631 to 1661 and as The Lord Ashley from 1661 to 1672, was a prominent English politician of the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II. - William Wilson
Sir William Wilson was a British architect, builder and sculptor. Born in 1641 in Leicester, Leicestershire, he was the son of a baker. In his early life, it is believed served an apprenticeship with a statuary mason. It is also claimed that he studied under Sir Christopher Wren at Oxford University where he learned to become an architect. He moved to work in Sutton Coldfield in the historic county of Warwickshire after studying. - Charles Sackville 6th Earl of Dorset
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex (24 January 1638 - 29 January 1706) was an English poet and courtier, son of the 5th Earl of Dorset (1622-1677). His mother was the former Lady Frances Cranfield, sister and heiress of the 3rd Earl of Middlesex, to whose estates he succeeded in 1674, being created Baron Cranfield, of Cranfield in the County of Middlesex, and Earl of Middlesex in 1675. - Henry Fitzroy 1st Duke of Grafton
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Grafton KG (28 September 1663 - 9 October 1690) was the natural son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine. In August 1672 he was married to Isabella, the daughter and heiress of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington. They were parents to Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton. At the time of his marriage, Henry was created Baron Sudbury, Viscount Ipswich, and Earl of Euston; in 1675 he was created Duke of Grafton. - Barbara Palmer 1st Duchess of Cleveland
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (November 1640-9 October 1709) was a royal courtesan and one of the most notorious of King Charles II's mistresses. - John Nevison
John Nevison (also known as William Nevison) was one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman-rogue supposedly nicknamed "Swift Nick" by King Charles II after a renowned dash from Kent to York (often wrongly attributed to Dick Turpin, though there are suggestions that the feat was actually undertaken by one Samuel Nicks. - Charles Beauclerk 1st Duke of St Albans
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, KG (8 May 1670 - 10 May 1726) was an illegitimate son of King Charles II of England by his mistress Nell Gwynne. - Donald Cargill
Donald Cargill (1610? - July 27, 1681) was a Scottish Covenanter, working to uphold the National Covenants of 1638 and 1643 to establish and defend Presbyterianism. He was educated at Aberdeen and St Andrews Universities. In 1655 he was appointed Minister to Parish of Barony in Glasgow from which he was dismissed or ejected in 1662. He returned later and tried to hold a communion but the service was interrupted and he was arrested briefly. - Charles Fitzroy 2nd Duke of Cleveland
Charles Palmer, later FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland and 1st Duke of Southampton, styled Lord Limerick before 1670 and Earl of Southampton between 1670 and 1675, was the eldest son of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, later 1st Duchess of Cleveland) and King Charles II of England and Scotland. As the putative son of Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine, his nominal father, … - Edward Burrough
Edward Burrough (1634 - 1663) was an early British Quaker leader and controversialist. He is regarded as one of the Valiant Sixty, early Quaker preachers and missionaries. Burrough was educated in the Church of England, but became a Presbyterian before converting to Quakerism. He heard George Fox preach in 1652 and immediately converted to what later came to be known as the Religious Society of Friends during his late teens. He was consequently rejected by his parents. - Richard Busby
The Rev. Dr Richard Busby (27 September 1606 - 1695) was an English clergyman, and headmaster of Westminster School. His is believed by many to be the most famous headmaster in history, because he served for 57 years. He was born at Lutton in Lincolnshire, and educated at Westminster, where he first showed his academic promise by gaining a King's Scholarship. From Westminster Busby duly proceeded to Christ Church College, Oxford, where he graduated in 1628. - Baillie Of Jerviswood
Robert Baillie (known as Baillie of Jerviswood; c.1634 - December 24, 1684) was a Scottish conspirator implicated in the Rye House Plot against King Charles II. He was executed for treason. Robert Baillie was the son of George Baillie of St John's Kirk, Lanarkshire, who had bought the estate of Jerviswood in 1636 and of Mellerstain in 1643, under Charles I. He incurred the resentment of the Scottish government by rescuing, in June 1676, … - Roger Pratt
Sir Roger Pratt was an English gentleman architect of the 17th century. Following the Great Fire of London, Pratt was one of the three commissioners appointed by King Charles II to oversee the rebuilding of the city. The other commissioners were Hugh May and Christopher Wren. Little of Pratt's work remains intact. Horseheath Hall, Cambridgeshire, was rebuilt in 1663–65 by Sir Roger Pratt for William Alington, Baron Alington of Wymondley (d. February 1685). - Edward Lee 1st Earl of Lichfield
Edward Henry Lee, 1st Earl of Lichfield (4 February, 1663 - 14 July, 1716). On 6 February 1676/1677 he married Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, daughter of Charles II and his mistress Barbara Palmer. At the time of their marriage, the groom was ten years old and the bride was nine years old. He was the son of Sir Francis Henry Lee of Ditchley, 4th Bart of Quarendon, and Elizabeth Pope (daughter of Thomas Pope, 2nd Earl of Downe), and great grandson of Sir Henry Lee. - Viscount Falmouth
Viscount Falmouth is a title that has been created twice, first in the Peerage of England, and then in the Peerage of Great Britain. The first creation came in the Peerage of England in 1674 for George Fitzroy, illegitimate son of King Charles II by Barbara Villiers. He was created Earl of Northumberland at the same time and in 1683 he was made Duke of Northumberland. However, he left no heirs, so the titles became extinct at his death in 1716. - Henry Somerset 1st Duke of Beaufort
Henry Somerset KG PC (1629 - January 21, 1699/1700) was the first Duke of Beaufort. He was previously the 3rd Marquess of Worcester, having inherited that title on the death of his father Edward Somerset, 2nd Marquess of Worcester on April 3, 1667. The new English dukedom was bestowed upon him by King Charles II on December 2, 1682, in recognition of his "having been eminently serviceable for the king since his most happy restoration, … - Richard Treat
Richard Treat (or Trott) (1584 - 1669) was an early New England settler who emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637. His son, Robert Treat, served as governor of Connecticut from 1683 to 1698. Treat was an extensive landowner in Wethersfield (over 900 acres) and served as town deputy from 1644 to 1648, the year Mary Johnson was convicted of witchcraft and executed. - John Leslie 1st Duke of Rothes
John Leslie (c. 1630-1681), son of John Leslie, 6th Earl of Rothes, was the 7th Earl of Rothes and 1st Duke of Rothes. He was a descendant of Princess Beatrix, sister of King Malcolm III of Scotland. His family had been married to both the Stuarts and the Bruces. King Charles II made him the Lord High Treasurer of Scotland, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, Lord Chancellor of Scotland for life, and President of the Privy Council of Scotland. - William Hamilton 2nd Duke of Hamilton
William Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Hamilton KG (1616-September 12 1651), was a Scottish nobleman who supported both Royalist and Presbyterian causes during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He was created Earl of Lanark in 1639, and in the next year became Secretary of State for Scotland. Arrested at Oxford on the orders of King Charles I in 1643 for "concurrence" with his brother the Duke of Hamilton, … - Charlotte Lee Countess of Lichfield
Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield, formerly Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, was the daughter of Barbara Palmer, Countess of Castlemaine (née Barbara Villiers, later 1st Duchess of Cleveland) and King Charles II of England and Scotland. Charlotte was the favourite niece of James II, brother of Charles II. Lady Charlotte was married to Sir Edward Lee at the age of 9. When Charles Stewart, 6th Duke of Lennox died in 1673, Sir Edward was created Earl of Lichfield. - William Samwell
William Samwell (1628-1676), English architect. Born in Dean's Yard, Westminster to Anthony Samwell, son of Sir William Samwell, Auditor of the Exchequer to Queen Elizabeth I. He was one of the gentleman architects who helped define the architectural style that was fashionable after the Restoration. One of his principal buildings is Northington Grange, which he designed and constructed from 1664 to 1670 for Sir Robert Henley. - Vere Beauclerk 1st Baron Vere
Admiral Vere Beauclerk, 1st Baron Vere (14 July 1699 - 21 October 1781), known as Lord Vere Beauclerk until 1750, was a British peer and politician, a son of the 1st Duke of St Albans and a grandson of King Charles II. From February 1731-1739 he commanded HMS "Anglesea". On 13 April 1736, he married Mary Chambers, a maternal granddaughter of the 2nd Earl of Berkeley. They later had six children (four of whom died young), including The Hon. - John Colepeper 1st Baron Colepeper
John Colepeper, 1st Baron Colepeper (d. June 11, 1660), English politician, was the only son of Sir John Colepeper of Wigsell, Sussex. He began his career in military service abroad, and came first into public notice at home through his knowledge of country affairs, being summoned often before the council board to give evidence on such matters. He was knighted, and was elected member for Kent in the Long Parliament, when he took the popular side, … - Blessed Thomas Pickering
Blessed Thomas Pickering (c. 1621 - 9 May, 1679) was a Benedictine lay brother who served in England during the time of recusancy. He was martyred as a result of the fraudulent claims of Titus Oates that he was part of a plot to murder King Charles II. Born in Westmorland, England, he entered the English Benedictine monastery of St. Gregory at Douai (now at Downside Abbey, Somerset) and took vows as a lay brother in 1660. - Patrick Sarsfield 1st Earl of Lucan
Patrick Sarsfield, titular Earl of Lucan, Irish Jacobite and soldier, belonged to an Anglo-Norman family long settled in Ireland. He was born at Lucan around 1660, but the exact date is unknown. His father Patrick Sarsfield married Anne, daughter of Rory (Roger) O'Moore, who organized the Irish Rebellion of 1641. The family possessed an estate of £2000 a year. Patrick, who was a younger son, entered Dongan's Regiment of Foot on 6 February, 1678. - Giovanni Battista Draghi
Giovanni Battista Draghi (c 1640 - 1708) was an Italian composer and keyboard player. Draghi was brought to London in the 1660s by King Charles II who was trying, unsuccessfully, to establish Italian opera in England. He remained in England for the rest of his life. In 1673 Draghi was made first organist of the queen's Catholic chapel in Somerset House. In 1684 he took part in what became known as the "Battle of the Organs". - Daniel Blagrave
Daniel Blagrave (1603 - 1668) was a prominent resident of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. He was Member of Parliament for the Parliamentary Borough of Reading over several periods between 1640 and 1660, and was also one of the signatories of King Charles I's death warrant. Daniel Blagrave was educated at Reading School and trained to be a lawyer. Daniel Blagrave's uncle was the mathematician John Blagrave of Southcote Manor, … - Henry Fitzalan-Howard Earl of Arundel
Henry Miles Fitzalan-Howard, Earl of Arundel (born 3 December 1987) is the elder son and heir apparent of Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, and his wife, Georgina. He was known as Lord Maltravers from birth until 2002. As his father's heir apparent he is styled Earl of Arundel by courtesy. The Earldom of Arundel held by his father is the oldest extant Earldom in the Peerage of England, … - William Herbert 1st Marquess of Powis
William Herbert, 1st Marquess of Powis, PC (1626 - June 2, 1696) was an English nobleman. He succeeded his father, the 2nd Baron Powis, as 3rd Baron Powis in 1667, and was created Earl of Powis in 1674 by King Charles II and Viscount Montgomery, of the Town of Montgomery, and Marquess of Powis in 1687 by King James II, having been appointed to the Privy Council in 1686. - Diana Beauclerk Duchess of St Albans
Diana Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (c. 1679-15 January 1742) was born Lady Diana de Vere, the daughter of the 20th Earl of Oxford and Diana Kirke. On 17 April 1694, she married the 1st Duke of St Albans, an illegitimate son of King Charles II and his mistress Nell Gwynne, whereupon Diana became Duchess of St Albans. She was Mistress of the Robes to Caroline, Princess of Wales from 1714 to 1717. - Acislo Antonio Palomino De Castro Y Velasco
Acislo Antonio Palomino de Castro y Velasco, Spanish painter and writer on art, was born of good family at Bujalance, near Córdoba, in 1653, and studied philosophy, theology and law at Córdoba, receiving also lessons in painting from Juan de Valdés Leal, who visited there in 1672, and afterwards from Juan de Alfaro y Gómez (1675). After taking minor orders he removed to Madrid in 1678, where he associated with Alfaro, Claudio Coello, and Juan Carreño de Miranda, … - Sir Henry Hobart 4th Baronet
Sir Henry Hobart, 4th Baronet (c. 1658 - 21 August 1698) was an English politician. The son of Sir John Hobart, 3rd Baronet and Mary Hampden was knighted in Blickling in Norfolk, by King Charles II on 29 September 1671 and succeeded to his father's baronetcy on 22 August 1683. Hobart was Member of Parliament (MP) for King's Lynn from 1681 to 1685, for Thetford from January to February 1689, for Norfolk from 1689 to 1690 and from 1695 to 1698, … - Benedict Calvert 4th Baron Baltimore
Benedict Leonard Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore (March 21 1679 - April 16 1715) was an English nobleman and politician. He was the second son of Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore and became his father's heir upon the death of his elder brother, Cecil in 1681. He married Lady Charlotte Lee, daughter of the 1st Earl of Lichfield by his wife, the former Lady Charlotte FitzRoy, the illegitimate daughter of King Charles II. They had seven children. - Sir John Hobart 3rd Baronet
Sir John Hobart, 3rd Baronet (20 March 1628 - 22 August 1683) was an English politician. Born in Ditchingham, he was the son of Sir Miles Hobart and Frances Peyton, and grandson of Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet. Having been host to King Charles II in September 1671, he succeeded to his uncle's baronetcy on 20 April 1674. Hobart was Member of Parliament (MP) for Norfolk from 1654 to 1655, from 1656 to 1658, from 1673 to 1679, and from 1679 to 1685. - Willem van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albemarle
Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle KG, KB, PC, ADC (5 June 1702 - 22 December 1754) was a British diplomat and an American colonist. Willem was born on 5 June 1702 at Whitehall Palace, London, the son of the 1st Earl of Albemarle and was baptised on 16 June 1702 in St Martin-in-the-Fields with Queen Anne as one of his godparents. On 21 February 1722, he married Lady Anne Lennox, … - Isabella Fitzroy Duchess of Grafton
Isabella FitzRoy, 2nd Countess of Arlington and Duchess of Grafton (c. 1668-7 February 1723) was the daughter of Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington and Isabella de Nassau. Her mother was a daughter of Lodewijk of Nassau, granddaughter of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange and great-granddaughter of William the Silent. On 1 August 1672, she married the Earl of Euston (later created Duke of Grafton), … - Sir Richard Vyvyan 8th Baronet
Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan, 8th Baronet (6 June 1800-15 August 1879) was a British Member of Parliament representing several constituencies in his career. He is also member of a famous Cornwall family, the Vyvyans. From 1827 to 1831, Sir Richard represented Cornwall. From 1831 he represented Okehampton, but upon the passage of the Reform Act 1832, he moved to Bristol, serving until 1837. He later served as Member for Helston from 1841 until 1857. - George Lee 2nd Earl of Lichfield
George Henry Lee, 2nd Earl of Lichfield (12 March 1690 - 13 February 1742) was a grandchild of King Charles II via the King's illegitimate daughter, Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield. He married Frances Hales (died 3 February 1769). In 1722 he built the Oxfordshire Stately home Ditchley designed by James Gibbs.
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