restoration of monarchy

• Who drafted the Declaration of Breda?

  Royalist Clarendon
• What did Charles promise in the Declaration of Breda?

  Peace, repayment, pardoning, and liberty
• What type of parliament was created after Charles II called for a free election?

  Conservative in nature
• Who did Charles II align himself with as a monarch?

  The old traditional conservative monarch
• What was notably absent from Charles II's rule?

  No mention of Divine Right of Kings
• Why did the political nation choose to restore Charles II?

  To overcome instability of the interregnum
• When did the Convention Parliament agree to restore the monarchy?

  8th May 1660
• What were the key components of the Indemnity in the Declaration of Breda?

  • Indemnity promised to supporters of Parliament
  • Excluded those involved in removal of Charles I
  • 30 men were specifically excluded
  • Indemnity Act passed on 29 August 1660
• What did Charles II need for the restoration of the monarchy?

  Army disbandment, money, political elite support
• What was the land settlement issue after the restoration?

  • Lands of bishops, Royalists, Catholics sold off in 1649
  • Powerful purchasers helped bring restoration
  • Complex issue led to no formal solution
  • Church and Crown lands reclaimed, some excluded from indemnity
• How was the army disbanded after the restoration?

  Peaceably with indemnity act and arrears
• What limitations were imposed on Charles II as king?

  No limitations imposed on him
• What stalled the bill to confirm parliamentary privileges?

  Charles' influence in the House of Lords
• How did the Convention Parliament manage finance initially?

  • Kept finance in its own hands
  • Abolished feudal rights with compensation
  • Granted Charles II tonnage and poundage for life
  • Introduced Hearth Tax in 1662
• What was the key question regarding religion after the restoration?

  What kind of Church should be restored?
• What did the Declaration of Breda promise for nonconformists?

  An 'indulgence' for free worship
• How many ministers were removed after the Church of England was restored?

  About 700 of 9000 ministers
• What did Charles II retain regarding the armed forces?

  Prerogative right of control
• What did Charles II deny regarding Oliver Cromwell and the Republic?

  The existence of Oliver Cromwell and a Republic
• When did Charles announce the dissolution of the Convention Parliament?

  20 November
• Why was Charles likely annoyed at the Convention Parliament?

  Lack of legislation on militia and religious issues