Charles ii and the restoration

• Charles ii was restored to the throne in which year?

  1660
• he had to sign and accept the terms of the declaration of Breda
• Charles kept his power by working with parliament
• for the first time, the monarch, Charles, had to accept the terms offered by who?

  parliament
• Charles called parliament regularly, every year from 1661 to 1679
• which to political parties started to emerge?

  whigs and tories
• the whigs wanted the kings power to be restricted, what did Charles do?


  executed several members
• what was the biggest problem at the end of his reign?

  he had no heir and his brother was a catholic
• what did the indemnity act do?


  pardoned all but a small number who had been involved in Charles i death
• what was hearth tax?

  a tax on every fireplace in your house
• people were fined if they did not go to anglican services
• only anglicans could hold public office
• he agreed never to claim ship money as his father had done
• the hearth tax was introduced as Charles had lost a lot of crown land during the commonwealth period
• Charles always called parliament when he needed the money
• What was the Clarendon Code enforced under Charles II reign?

  this forced anglican protestantism on the majority of the population
• if people did not abide by the Clarendon code, they were fined if they did not go to anglican church services
• only anglicans could hold public office
• Charles' reign brought stability back to the English political system