FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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Charles I
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Charles II
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Henry VIII
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Charles III
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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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Charles went about resurrecting much of what had been suppressed under the Republic. Theatres were soon flourishing again, the Church of England was restored and all manner of entertainments flourished. In revenge for his father’s death, Charles II ordered that Oliver Cromwell’s body be dug up the following year.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1660, the monarchy was restored when Parliament invited King Charles II to take the throne.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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. On May 25, 1660, Charles landed at Dover and four days later entered London in triumph.