▁II . ▁ ▁Charles ' s ▁el dest ▁son , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Mon mouth , ▁led ▁a ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁James ▁II , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Sed g emo or ▁on ▁ 6 ▁July ▁ 1 6 8 5 , ▁captured ▁and ▁executed . ▁James ▁was ▁eventually ▁d eth ron ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁G lor ious ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Looking ▁back ▁on ▁Charles ' s ▁reign , ▁T ories ▁t ended ▁to ▁view ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁bene vol ent ▁mon archy ▁whereas ▁Wh igs ▁perce ived ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁terrible ▁desp ot ism . ▁Today ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁assess ▁him ▁without ▁the ▁t aint ▁of ▁part is ans hip , ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁lov able ▁ro gue — in ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁his ▁contemporary ▁John ▁Ev ely n , ▁" a ▁prince ▁of ▁many ▁virt ues ▁and ▁many ▁great ▁imper fe ctions , ▁deb on air , ▁easy ▁of ▁access , ▁not ▁blo ody ▁or ▁cruel ". ▁John ▁Wil mot , ▁ 2 nd ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ro chester , ▁wrote ▁more ▁le wd ly ▁of ▁Charles : ▁ ▁Professor ▁Ron ald ▁H utton ▁summar ises ▁the ▁polar ised ▁histor i ography : ▁ ▁H utton ▁says ▁Charles ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁king ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁day ▁and ▁a ▁" legend ary ▁figure " ▁in ▁British ▁history . ▁ ▁Bi ograph er ▁H ila ire ▁Bel loc ▁states : ▁ ▁Charles