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The Stuart Restoration was the reinstatement in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland. It replaced the Commonwealth of England , established in January 1649 after the execution of Charles I , with his son Charles II .
The Restoration and the England of Charles II (2014). Morrill, John. Stuart Britain: A Very Short Introduction (2005) excerpt and text search; 100pp; Morrill, John, ed. The Oxford illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain (1996) online, a wide-ranging standard scholarly survey. Mulligan, William, and Brendan Simms, eds.
Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and advances towards London in support of Parliament. [1] [2] Samuel Pepys begins his diary. [3] 3 February – George Monck and his regiment arrive in London. [4] 11 February – Monck demands reinstatement of the Long Parliament. [2]
Articles relating to The Restoration (1660 – 1714), of the Stuart monarchy in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland took place in 1660 when King Charles II returned. The term Restoration is also used to describe the period of several years after, in which a new political settlement was established. [1]
The Politics of Religion in Restoration England 1660-1688, ed. with Mark Goldie and Paul Seaward (Basil Blackwell, 1990), "Enrico VIII", Storia e Dossier (October, 1991), pp. 67–97. "From Rage of Party to Age of Oligarchy? Re-thinking the later Stuart and early Hanoverian Period", Journal of Modern History, 64 (1992), pp. 700–720.
In July 1745, Charles landed in Scotland; by the end of September, he had captured Edinburgh and defeated a government army at the Battle of Prestonpans.After intense debate, in early November a Jacobite army of around 5,000 crossed into England, where Charles believed there was strong support for a Stuart restoration.
After the Stuart Restoration in May, Charles II made him Deputy lieutenant of Herefordshire, Custos Rotulorum of Radnorshire, and Governor of Dunkirk. Occupied by England since 1658, Harley was committed to the town's retention, [c] but was removed as Governor in 1661, shortly before Charles sold it to France in October 1662. [20]
After Charles returned to England in May 1660 Stuart Restoration, Downing was knighted and reappointed to the embassy at The Hague. [13] He was also confirmed as Teller of the Exchequer , and rewarded with a valuable piece of land adjoining St James's Park for building purposes, now known as Downing Street .