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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 was the return of the monarchy to Scotland in 1660 after the period of the Commonwealth, and the subsequent three decades of Scottish history until the Revolution and Convention of Estates of 1689.
After the 1660 Stuart Restoration, the fifty-nine signatories were among a total of 104 individuals accused of direct involvement in the sentencing and execution. They were excluded from the Indemnity and Oblivion Act , which granted a general amnesty for acts committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and subsequent Interregnum .
The Restoration of 1660 was a deliberate return to the stability of the early 17th century. ... An Assessment of Recent Writings on the Late Stuart Period of English ...
A political crisis after Cromwell's death in 1658 resulted in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, and Charles was invited to return to Britain. On 29 May 1660, his 30th birthday, he was received in London to public acclaim. After 1660, all legal documents stating a regnal year did so as if he had succeeded his father as king in 1649.
Stuart Restoration (1660) The Commonwealth of England was the political structure during the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales , later along with Ireland and Scotland , [ 1 ] were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I .
Restoration Day, more commonly known as Oak Apple Day or Royal Oak Day, was an English, Welsh and Irish public holiday, observed annually on 29 May, to commemorate the restoration of the Stuart monarchy in May 1660. [1] In some parts of England the day is still celebrated. It has also been known as Shick Shack Day, or Oak and Nettle Day. [2
Other events of 1660: Events from the year 1660 in England. This is the year of the Stuart Restoration. Incumbents. Monarch – Charles II (starting 29 May)