''King Charles'' is a 1913 British silent

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directed by

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and starring P.G. Ebbutt and Dorothy Bellew. The film is based on

Harrison Ainsworth William Harrison Ainsworth (4 February 18053 January 1882) was an English historical novelist born at King Street in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in ...

's 1857 novel ''

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''.Low p.191 Following his army's defeat at the

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, Charles II manages to escape to

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Cast

* P.G. Ebbutt as King Charles II * Dorothy Bellew as Dulcia Beard

References

Bibliography

* Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film, Volume III: 1914-1918''. Routledge, 1997.

External links

* 1913 films 1910s historical drama films British silent feature films Films directed by Wilfred Noy Films based on British novels Films set in England Films set in the 1650s British black-and-white films 1913 drama films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent British historical drama films English-language historical drama films {{1910s-UK-film-stub