Restoration

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The Restoration was the period in 17th-century England when the monarchy was re-established under Charles II, following the collapse of the republican Commonwealth.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
political era
alsoKnownAs Stuart period
surface form: English Restoration

Restoration of the monarchy
surface form: Stuart Restoration
country England
culturalFeature first professional English actresses on stage
reopening of theatres
culturalMovement Restoration theatre
surface form: Restoration comedy

Restoration drama
dominantDynasty House of Stuart
endTime 1688
followedBy Glorious Revolution
Williamite War in Ireland
surface form: Williamite era
follows English Commonwealth
surface form: Commonwealth of England

Interregnum
surface form: English Interregnum

Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell
Protectorate of Richard Cromwell
governmentForm constitutional monarchy (emerging)
monarchy
hasMonarch Charles II of England
Charles IIs reign
James II of England
James IIs reign
hasParliament Cavalier Parliament
Convention Parliament
Exclusion Parliaments
keyEvent Act of Indemnity and Oblivion
Bloody Assizes
Clarendon Code
Convention Parliament of 1660
Coronation of Charles II
Declaration of Breda
Exclusion Crisis
Glorious Revolution
surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688

Great Fire of London
Great Plague of London
Monmouth Rebellion
Popish Plot
Restoration of the monarchy in 1660
Anglo-Dutch Wars
surface form: Second Anglo-Dutch War

Anglo-Dutch Wars
surface form: Third Anglo-Dutch War
legalAct Habeas Corpus Act 1679
Test Act 1673
location Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
notableInstitution Royal Society
notableWriter Aphra Behn
John Dryden
Samuel Pepys
partOf Stuart period
surface form: Stuart period in Britain
religiousPolicy Clarendon Code enforcement
persecution of dissenters
re-establishment of the Church of England
startTime 1660

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Stuart period hasPart Restoration