The early years of his reign were marked by a flair for public spectacle, winning over nobility and commoner alike. His brotherвЂ™s secret marriage to a commoner also added an air of scandal to the crown. Villiers came to symbolise the excess and promiscuity of the Restoration court. The young KingвЂ™s heart was soon taken by the married beauty Barbara Villiers who Charles would show off publicly. Affairs of the heart: Charles II's mistresses New regalia was made (the previous crown had been melted down when Charles I was executed) and the coronation took place on 23 April 1661. He would rule closely with parliament, and returned to popular acclaim. It was decided that Charles' son should return to his rightful role, and become king. However Richard lacked the leadership qualities of his father, and he was quickly resigned. Charles II's coronationДЄfter the death of Oliver Cromwell, his son Richard became Lord Protector. But he would need all his guile to manoeuvre and survive the tempestuous times in which he ruled. In the end, the national experiment with republicanism had collapsed and the dour days of Cromwell and the Commonwealth were swept away with festivities and mirth.Д¬harles II was tall, handsome, sharp of mind, impeccably attired and charming. On his thirtieth birthday, he left all that behind and triumphantly returned to London as King. His twenties were spent hopping around continental courts, begging favours and finances. Fight and flight marked these years with the execution of his beloved father shattering his world. King Charles II was however, one of the nationвЂ™s most interesting and beguiling rulers.ДЄs a teen, his golden childhood was ripped away from him by the Civil War. He was certainly mercurial and brilliant,В and quite possibly lustful and in the grip of dark and foreign powers. There have been complaints that Pate, who heads public safety in Opa-locka, had too much control over the police department and that it has led to clashes with the new chief.ДЄnd though Pate said a recent blowup in the department had nothing to do with BarreiraвЂ™s departure, city commissioners questioned Pate and the chief at length about their part in an alleged cover-up of an embarrassing incident only last month.King Charles II | The public and personal life of a British monarch But the department is still vastly understaffed and its officers are the lowest paid in Miami-Dade.Д«arreiraвЂ™s short stint as chief didnвЂ™t come without controversy. In more recent years, more officers were hired and crime dropped. and Miami-Dade contemplated taking over the police department. In 2004, Opa-locka had the highest crime rate of any city in the U.S. Its four dozen or so sworn officers have mostly outdated equipment and not long ago had to move from an infested facility that was filled with mold and a failing roof. Jackson will serve on an interim basis as the city undergoes another national search for a new chief, Pate said.Д«arreira was dealt a difficult hand from the start, overseeing a Central Miami-Dade city that has long suffered with minimal resources and too much crime. Into the void steps Dennis Jackson II, a pastor and retired assistant police chief in Miami who oversaw field operations and worked in Miami for almost three decades.

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