1660

Restoration era date

1660 is typically a year reference—the date of the English Restoration, when Charles II returned to the throne after the Commonwealth period.

In addresses, 1660 is a street number.

In other contexts, it may be a model number, a radio frequency, or simply a quantity: The collection contains 1660 pieces.

Restoration

Charles II

Restored English sovereign

monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns

reign · coronation · return · renewal · reestablishment · revival · reconciliation · divine right · succession · court

Interregnum

Commonwealth

Association of sovereign states

Oliver CromwellEnglish republican dictator
ProtectorateCromwell's republican England
PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers

Puritanism · republicanism · Roundheads · regicide · Levellers · Fifth Monarchists

events

diary

Personal daily record

LondonEngland's capital city
plagueDeadly epidemic disease
coloniesTerritories under foreign control

Virginia · New World · trade · shipping

culture

theatre

Art of staged performance

playhousesVenues for dramatic performances
reopeningBeginning operations again
actressesWomen who perform roles

comedy of manners · satire · libertine · fashion · wigs · music · masques · coffeehouses

Opposites

historical period

Great age, ancient era

ancient times · 2024 · the present · 1066 · prehistoric era

English political context

1660the Republic

Plato's treatise on justice

regicide · republicanism · revolution

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