While Charles I was a disaster, Charles II is remembered as a patron of the arts and sciences. He restored the British navy, which went on to be the foundation

While Charles I was a disaster, Charles II is remembered as a patron of the arts and sciences. He restored the British navy, which went on to be the foundation of the Empire. His personal life was rather too colorful, but a lot of people seem to think positively of that. I doubt he's anybody's favorite monarch, but his well-respected mother seems to have thought the name was OK.