Being a part of a royal family might seem enticing, but more often than not, it comes at the expense of everything else, like your freedom, your privacy, and sometimes even your head.

Even the Royals is a podcast from Wondery that pulls back the curtain on royal families past and present from all over the world to show you the darker side of what it means to be royalty.

Charles II was known as the Mary Monarch, but his childhood was nothing to laugh about.

When his dad, the king, was executed and the English monarchy was dissolved, Charles went from

pampered prince to fugitive on the run. During his teenage years, he discovers his two greatest

talents, survival and seduction. But as Charles fights

to restore the monarchy, he'll find that his appetite for pleasure might derail his path to the throne.

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A quick note about our show. We do a lot of research for our stories, but we also aren't your high school history class.

So some details and scenes are dramatized.

There will also be dirty scenes and some dirty language to match.

Please be advised.

All right, Brooke, let's take a trip down memory lane.

All the way back to college.

University.

Okay.

We've got get low on the stereo.

Oh, yeah.

We've got low slung jeans on our hips. You're performing on bar tops for your patrons.

I'm studying like a really good student that I was. Sure.

But here's the thing. Today's Royal definitely spent a lot more time partying than studying. I unfortunately can't relate. I just spent all my time at McKeldon Library. Oh, they had a fret named after a library? That's so cool. No, but I really

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