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THE RESTORATION OF THE MONARCHY - Coggle Diagram
THE RESTORATION OF THE MONARCHY
CHARLES II
Charles I’s son, he spent his exile in France, established in 1660 a court devotes to pleasure
Theatre, race-courses and taverns reopened and fashion and gossip replaced religious debate Rejection of strict morality
1662: Charles patronized the Royal Society, an association of scientists and intellectuals.
Acts that were passed: Corporation Act (dissenters excluded from public offices), Act of Uniformity (imposed the use of the Book of the Common Prayer), Test Act (all public employees had to conform to the Church of England)
THE GREAT PLAGUE AND THE GREAT FIRE
1665: devastating outbreak of bubonic plague
1666: the Great Fire of London raged for 5 days destroying 9/10 of the city
1670: Charles signed the Treaty of Dover, a contract with France in preparation for a joint war against Holland + a secret agreement that would restore Britain to Catholicism with the military aid of France
1685: Charles died and his Catholic brother James became king
FROM JAMES II TO THE JOINT MONARCHS
1685: James II began to place Catholics in positions of authority
James was a widower and had 2 Protestant daughters (Mary and Anne) who were married to the rulers of Holland and Denmark.
🡪 parliament began to negotiate with William of Orange (Mary’s husband)
1688: William arrived in England while James, his son and wife escaped in France
1689: William and Mary became joint monarchs
Glorious Revolution: monarchs were chosen by the parliament and not by the divine right
Toleration Act: introduced religious tolerance by greeting freedom of worship to everyone except Catholics and Unitarians
1701: Act of Settlement: excluded Catholics from the throne and decided that Anne would be the successor
QUEEN ANNE’S REIGN
1702: Anne became queen
really popular, proudly English and Anglican, and made important political decisions 1707: Act of Union, changing parliament
Queen Anne died and George I, Elector of Hanover inherited 2 kingdoms and 12 colonies