, ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁the ▁arts ▁and ▁sciences , ▁founded ▁the ▁Royal ▁Observ atory ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society , ▁a ▁scientific ▁group ▁whose ▁early ▁members ▁included ▁Robert ▁H oo ke , ▁Robert ▁Bo yle ▁and ▁Sir ▁Isaac ▁Newton . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁personal ▁patron ▁of ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁W ren , ▁the ▁architect ▁who ▁helped ▁re build ▁London ▁after ▁the ▁Great ▁Fire ▁and ▁who ▁constructed ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hospital ▁Ch else a , ▁which ▁Charles ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁retired ▁soldiers ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 2 . ▁As ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁education , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁schools , ▁including ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mathemat ical ▁School ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁The ▁King ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Dublin , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Er as mus ▁Smith ▁schools ▁in ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁The ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁( which ▁was ▁also ▁Charles ' s ▁birth day ) — 2 9 ▁May — was ▁recogn ised ▁in ▁England ▁until ▁the ▁mid - n in ete enth ▁century ▁as ▁Oak ▁Apple ▁Day , ▁after ▁the ▁Royal ▁Oak ▁in ▁which ▁Charles ▁hid ▁during ▁his ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Oliver ▁C rom well . ▁Trad itional ▁celebr ations ▁involved ▁the ▁we aring ▁of ▁o ak ▁leaves ▁but ▁these ▁have ▁now ▁died ▁out . ▁Charles ▁II ▁is ▁dep icted ▁extens ively ▁in ▁art , ▁literature ▁and ▁media . ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁South ▁King st own , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁are ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Tit les