Portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) Caractacus Montagu wears a long wig

Montagu wears a long wig and the blue ribbon and star of the Order of the Garter

1510-1590) was a French barber-surgeon and anatomist who served several Kings of France

Tommy Williams

The Reform Act gave household suffrage to boroughs

13th December 1998

Portrait of Charles II (1630-1685) Caractacus Montagu wears a long wigThree quarter length seated portrait of Charles II, the Royal Society's first patron. Charles is posed almost side on as viewed, his head turned in a quarter profile. His left hand, in the foreground as viewed, is on his hip, the right hand holds an upright cane or baton. The King wears a white shirt with bell sleeves and lace cuffs with a matching white lace cravat. Over this a gold tabard with fringed and jewelled skirt and shoulder sections, the