Who raised Mary II and her sister as Anglicans?
Anne Hyde
James II
Charles II
None of the above
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Charles II was the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1660 to 1685. He was the son of Charles I, who was executed in 1649 during the English Civil War. Charles II was raised as a Roman Catholic, but he converted to Anglicanism in order to be allowed to ascend to the throne. He raised his daughters Mary II and Anne as Anglicans as well.
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