ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The English Parliament resolved to proclaim Charles king and invite him to return, a message that reached Charles at Breda on 8 May 1660. In Ireland, a convention had been called earlier in the year and had already declared for Charles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Charles II spent the next nine years in exile, until in 1660 he was invited back to London and restored to his father’s throne. He always recalled with distaste his time in Scotland.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1660, the monarchy was restored when Parliament invited King Charles II to take the throne. Although the military played a crucial role in his return, the King soon established a new force-the British Army.

Detailed explanation-4: -Charles II, byname The Merry Monarch, (born May 29, 1630, London-died February 6, 1685, London), king of Great Britain and Ireland (1660–85), who was restored to the throne after years of exile during the Puritan Commonwealth. The years of his reign are known in English history as the Restoration period.

Detailed explanation-5: -Accession to the throne Charles II died on 6 February 1685 from apoplexy, after supposedly converting to Catholicism on his deathbed. Having no legitimate children, he was succeeded by his brother James, who reigned in England and Ireland as James II, and in Scotland as James VII.