AGES ERA PERIOD
RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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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: -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-2: -King Charles II has returned! On 25 May 1660 Charles II landed at Dover in Kent after a short crossing from the Netherlands. He entered London unopposed four days later on his 30th birthday. Charles went about resurrecting much of what had been suppressed under the Republic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The period during which Charles II was King is often known as the Restoration as it marked the monarchy being in power again after his father, Charles I, was beheaded in 1649 and the monarchy overthrown.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Charles II ascended the throne in 1660, English subjects on both sides of the Atlantic celebrated the restoration of the English monarchy after a decade of living without a king as a result of the English Civil Wars. Charles II lost little time in strengthening England’s global power.