Affectionate letter from Charles II to his sister, Henrietta Anne, written in French at Canterbury,...

mentioning his reception by George Monck and writing that his head is spinning and he does not know if he is writing sense or nonsense as a result of the astonishing welcome he is receiving and the amount of business facing him, but that he has sent a present for his 'chere soeur' (dear sister); Charles Stuart (1630-85) King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-85); Henrietta Anne Stuart (1644-70) married her first cousin, Philippe d'Orleans (1640-1701) in 1661; George Monck (1608-70) supporter of Oliver Cromwell and the Commonwealth but later played a key role in the restoration of the monarchy and Charles II in 1660; facsimile from 'Facsimiles of Royal, Historical & Literary Autographs in the Department of Manuscripts', British Museum, 4th series, printed for the Trustees, 1898; Add.MS.18738,f.102.;