▁he ▁was ▁never ▁formally ▁inv ested . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 0 s , ▁when ▁Charles ▁was ▁still ▁young , ▁his ▁father ▁fought ▁Parliament ary ▁and ▁Pur itan ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Charles ▁accompanied ▁his ▁father ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Edge hill ▁and , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁campaign s ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁tit ular ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Country . ▁By ▁spring ▁ 1 6 4 6 , ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁losing ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁Charles ▁left ▁England ▁due ▁to ▁fear s ▁for ▁his ▁safety . ▁Setting ▁off ▁from ▁Fal mouth ▁after ▁stay ing ▁at ▁P end ennis ▁Castle , ▁he ▁went ▁first ▁to ▁the ▁Is les ▁of ▁Sc illy , ▁then ▁to ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁France , ▁where ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁already ▁living ▁in ▁ex ile ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁cousin , ▁eight - year - old ▁Louis ▁XIV , ▁was ▁king . ▁Charles ▁I ▁surrender ed ▁into ▁capt ivity ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 6 4 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 4 8 , ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁English ▁Civil ▁War , ▁Charles ▁moved ▁to ▁The ▁H ague , ▁where ▁his ▁sister ▁Mary ▁and ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁William ▁II , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Orange , ▁seemed ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁provide ▁substantial ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁royal ist ▁cause ▁than ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁French ▁relations . ▁However , ▁the ▁royal ist ▁fleet ▁that