Restoration
Monarchy revived, 1660
The Restoration refers to the return of the English monarchy in 1660 after the Commonwealth period, when Charles II took the throne.
Restoration comedy and Restoration drama describe the witty, often bawdy theatrical works of this era.
Restoration England saw a flowering of arts and sciences. (Lowercase restoration means returning something to its original condition.)
Rule by crowned sovereign
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
- Charles IIRestored English sovereign
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- CromwellEnglish republican military leader
1660 · throne · royalist · Roundhead · regicide · exile · return
Return to previous position
- returnGo back again
- BourbonFrench ruling family
- regimeSystem of governance
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
legitimacy · abdication · coup · succession · dynasty · ancien régime · pretender
monarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
- StuartScottish-origin English dynasty
- Charles IIRestored English sovereign
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
Cromwell · 1660 · throne · royalist · Roundhead · regicide · exile · return
reinstatement
Return to previous position
sovereignty · legitimacy · abdication · coup · succession · dynasty · ancien régime · pretender
comedy
Work meant to amuse
bawdy · libertine · rake · manners · satire · heroic couplet
- Historical periodsVictorian era, Victorian age, Renaissance, Enlightenment, medieval period
- Stuart EnglandCharles I, Charles II, James I, Oliver Cromwell, English Civil War
Restorationdestruction
Act of completely ruining
demolition · ruin · ruination · devastation · wrecking
Restorationconfiscation
Seizure by authority
deprivation · dispossession · removal · seizure · forfeiture
- building restorationRepairing deteriorated structures
- art restorationRepairing deteriorated creative works
- hair restorationReversing baldness medically
- antique restorationRepairing historical objects
- forest restorationReviving damaged woodland ecosystems
- furniture restorationRepairing aged wooden pieces