AGES ERA PERIOD
RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY
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the monarchy, in the person of Charles II
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the dominance of the Tory Party
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the “Book of Common Prayer”
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toleration of religious dissidents
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Detailed explanation-1: -Restoration, Restoration of the monarchy in England in 1660. It marked the return of Charles II as king (1660–85) following the period of Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth. The bishops were restored to Parliament, which established a strict Anglican orthodoxy.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -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-4: -In 1660, in what is known as the English Restoration, General George Monck met with Charles and arranged to restore him in exchange for a promise of amnesty and religious toleration for his former enemies.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 1660 Charles II ascended to the throne of England. This event is called restoration and the period (1660-1700) which followed is known as Restoration age. The English monarchy was finally restored after a hiatus of 11 years when England was ruled by the parliament with puritan leader Oliver Cromwell at the helm.