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When did the Convention Parliament meet?
April–December 1660
When was the Declaration of Breda issued?
April 1660
When was the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion passed?
August 1660
When was the Militia Act passed?
1661
When was the Corporation Act passed?
December 1661
When was the Act of Uniformity passed?
May 1662
When did the Great Ejection occur?
1662
When was the Conventicle Act passed?
1664
When was the Five Mile Act passed?
1665
When was the Great Plague of London?
1665
When was the Great Fire of London?
September 1666
When did Christopher Wren start rebuilding St Paul’s Cathedral?
1675
When was the Treaty of Dover signed?
June 1670
When was the Royal African Company founded?
1672
When was the Third Anglo-Dutch War?
1672–74
When was the Popish Plot?
1678
When was the Exclusion Crisis?
1679–81
When was the Rye House Plot?
1683
When was the Royal Society founded?
1660
When did the Second Anglo-Dutch War take place?
1665–67
When did the Dutch raid on the Medway occur?
June 1667
What was the Convention Parliament?
Parliament that restored Charles II in 1660 with negotiated limits.
What was the Declaration of Breda?
Charles II’s promises of pardon, toleration, property rights, and army pay.
What was the Act of Indemnity and Oblivion?
Pardoned most Parliamentarians except regicides.
What was the Militia Act?
Gave the king sole control of the armed forces.
What was the Corporation Act?
Required town officials to swear loyalty to Crown and Church.
What was the Act of Uniformity?
Forced clergy to use Book of Common Prayer; Great Ejection followed.
What was the Conventicle Act?
Banned dissenting religious meetings over five people.
What was the Five Mile Act?
Banned ejected ministers from living near former parishes/towns.
What was the Clarendon Code?
Four laws restricting dissenters and enforcing Anglican supremacy.
What was the Treaty of Dover?
Secret deal with France against Dutch; Charles promised to become Catholic.
What was the Popish Plot?
Fake Catholic plot by Titus Oates; caused mass panic.
What was the Exclusion Crisis?
Attempt to bar Catholic James from succession; led to Whig/Tory split.
What was the Rye House Plot?
Failed Whig plan to assassinate Charles II and James.
What was the Great Plague?
1665 outbreak killing ~100,000 in London.
What was the Great Fire of London?
1666 fire destroying much of London including St Paul’s.
Who was Christopher Wren?
Architect who rebuilt London after the Great Fire.
What was the Royal Society?
Scientific institution founded in 1660.
What were coffee houses?
Public venues for news, trade, and political discussion.
What was England’s role in the slave trade?
Expanded in Restoration via Royal African Company.
What was the Second Anglo-Dutch War?
1665–67 trade war ending in Dutch raid on Medway.
What was the Third Anglo-Dutch War?
1672–74 war with France against Dutch; unpopular.
What was the Royal African Company?
1672 monopoly on English slave trade to colonies.