King of Bling (Charles II of England)

This is Charles II of England's song:

   

 And here you have the lyrics, just in case you want to sing along ;)


My name is, my name is
My name is, Charles the Second!

I love the people
And the people love me
So much that they restored
The English monarchy!

I’m part Scottish, French, Italian
A little bit Dane
But one hundred percent party animal
Champagne?

Spaniels I adored
Named after me too
Like me, they were fun
With a nutty hair do!

Is today my birthday?
I can’t recall
Let’s have a party anyway
Because I love a masked ball!

All hail, the king!
Of bling! Let’s sing!
Bells ring! Ding ding!
I’m the king who brought back partying!

King Charles, my daddy
Lost his throne and kings were banned
They chopped off his head
Then Olly Cromwell ruled the land

Old Olly wasn’t jolly
He was glum, and he was proud
Would be miserable as sin
Only sinning’s not allowed!

When Olly died, the people said
‘Charlie, me hearty!
Get rid of his dull laws
Come back, we’d rather party! ‘

This action’s what they called
The monarchy restoration
Which naturally was followed
By a huge celebration!

The King of Eng! (Land say!)
No sin! Too sing! (Okay!)
Or anything!
All say, I’m the king who brought back partying!

Great London Fire was a whopper!
In my reign, London city came a-cropper!
So this king did what was right and proper
Fought the fire, proved I’m more than a bopper
I’m a fire stopper!

Married Catherine Braganza
She was a love so true
There would never be another
Well… Maybe one or two!

Lucy Walter, Nell Gwynne
Moll Davies, Barbara Villiers
You think that’s bad
But her name’s not as silly as…
Hortense Mancini!

As king, I must admit I broke the wedding rules
But who cares when I brought back the crown jewels?
I reinstated Christmas make up, sports and even plays
I was the merry monarch, they were good old days!

When said and done!
King Charles did run!
England for fun!
I was the king loved by everyone
My song is done!

Party anyone?

Links to Unit 1 and 2 games

Here you have the direct links to the games you can play to review units 1 and 2. Click on the images below to access the different games:

UNIT 1

CHARLES I's UNIVERSAL EMPIRE

PART ONE

PART TWO

PHILIP II'S HISPANIC EMPIRE

REVIEW OF THE HISPANIC EMPIRE

CONQUEST, ADMINISTRATION AND EXPLOITATION OF THE INDIES

UNIT 2

ECONOMY IN THE 17th CENTURY

THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR

THE ENGLISH REVOLUTIONS

VOCABULARY OF POLITICS IN THE 17th CENTURY

THE HISPANIC MONARCHY IN THE 17th CENTURY

Some short videos about politics in the 17th century

This is a short video that explains the Thirty Years' War: 

 This other video explains the war with more detail:

 

Here you have some short videos about Absolute Monarchy: 

 And finally, a short summary of the English revolutions:

Presentation of Unit 2: the 17th century

Here you have the presentation we are using in class to study Unit 2:

Some videos about the English Revolutions

Here you have some videos to review the English Revolutions:

- These are some scenes of the film Cromwell, that show the conflict between Charles I of England and the Parliament, the Civil War, the execution of the king and the establishment of the Republic, with Oliver Cromwell as the main figure:

- The English Civil War and the in three minutes: 

- A funny depiction of Charles II, the monarch who restored monarchy after Oliver Cromwell's, from Horrible Histories:

Here you have the lyrics, just in case you want to sing it at home: 

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/h/horrible+histories/charles+ii_20914075.html

- The Glorious Revolution and the Bill of the Rights:

- The Glorious Revolution in 3 minutes:

- And these are three videos from the BBC TV series Timelines: A History of Britain about the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell and the "Glorious" Revolution. The last video is very interesting, because it focuses on the fact that those who led the 1689 changes in England didn't want a real change in society, but the preservation of their status, especially property:

Prezi presentation of the English revolutions

Thanks to Stefania we have this extraordinary resource about the English revolutions. Have a look on it. It's very detailed and you will understand this process better. 

Presentation of the 17th century

As I remembered, I had a different presentation for this part of the unit. Here you have it:

Videos about the English revolutions

Here you have some videos about the English Revolutions. They include drawings to make the explanation easier to understand: 

- The first three videos refer to the Civil War, Charles I's decapitation, Oliver Cromwell's Republic and Charles II's restoration: 

- The last video explains the 1688 Glorious Revolution and its consequences: the establishment of a Parliamentary Monarchy and a new dynasty in England. 

Interactive activities to review for Wednesday´s exam

Here you have some interactive activities made with HotPotatoes software to review about some of the contents of next Wednesday´s exam. They refer to the 17th century and Baroque art. If you want to check your knowledge about these contents, please click on the images below and start. You can also leave a comment about how your final score has been.