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The Restoration (1660-1688), Key figures, Important events, Culture,…
The Restoration (1660-1688)
Reigned for three years.
The last Roman Catholic king and Stuart to rule England.
Brother of Charles II
Close to the French
Reigned 1660-1685.
Best of it satirical; John Dryden and John Milton ("Paradise lost").
French influence;
baroque portrait painter Sir Peter Lely.
The opposite of Protestant literature; development of popular literary forms; "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan.
The rebuilding of London
Sir Christopher Wren
The rebirth of drama
First professional female playwright + professional actresses
Luxurious playhouses
The emerge of celebrity actors
Comedies
The Second (1665) and Third Anglo-Dutch war (1672-74)
The Glorious Revolution (1688-89)
The Secret Treaty of Dover (1670)
The Great Plague of London (1665); The Great Fire of London (1666)
Parliament and the king share power; allowance!
Unpopular taxes
General pardon for crimes in the civil war
Religious toleration until James's rule.
Key figures
Important events
Culture
Charles II
James II
Changes and arrangements in governance
Literature
Poetry
Art
Architecture
Drama