Premise: Charles II ( 29 May 1630 -- 6 February 1685 ) was king of England , Scotland and Ireland . Although the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649 , England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth , and the country was a de facto republic , led by Oliver Cromwell . After 1660 , all legal documents were dated as if he had succeeded his father as king in 1649 .
Hypothesis: Charles II of England was a king.
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