Stuart Restoration
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| - | The '''English Restoration''', or simply '''The Restoration''', was an episode in the history of [[United Kingdom|Britain]] beginning in 1660 under [[Charles II of England|King Charles II]]. | + | |
| + | The '''Restoration''' of the [[Stuart monarchy]] in the kingdoms of [[Kingdom of England|England]], [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of Ireland|Ireland]] took place in 1660 when King [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] returned from exile in Europe. The preceding period of [[the Protectorate]] and [[Wars of the Three Kingdoms|the civil wars]] came to be known as the [[Interregnum (England)|Interregnum]] (1649–1660). | ||
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| + | The term ''Restoration'' is also used to describe the period of several years after, in which a new political settlement was established. It is very often used to cover the whole reign of King Charles II (1660–1685) and often the brief reign of his younger brother King [[James II]] (1685–1688). In certain contexts it may be used to cover the whole period of the later Stuart monarchs as far as the death of [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] and the accession of the [[House of Hanover|Hanoverian]] King [[George I of Great Britain|George I]] in 1714. For example, [[Restoration comedy]] typically encompasses works written as late as 1710. | ||
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The Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland took place in 1660 when King Charles II returned from exile in Europe. The preceding period of the Protectorate and the civil wars came to be known as the Interregnum (1649–1660).
The term Restoration is also used to describe the period of several years after, in which a new political settlement was established. It is very often used to cover the whole reign of King Charles II (1660–1685) and often the brief reign of his younger brother King James II (1685–1688). In certain contexts it may be used to cover the whole period of the later Stuart monarchs as far as the death of Queen Anne and the accession of the Hanoverian King George I in 1714. For example, Restoration comedy typically encompasses works written as late as 1710.
See also
- John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
- Restoration comedy
- Restoration literature
- Restoration spectacular
- Samuel Pepys, whose diary is one of the primary historical sources for this period
