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Restoration Settlement

The agreement and conditions under which Charles II was restored to the English monarchy in 1660, including general indemnity, religious toleration, and payment of arrears to the Army.

The Declaration of Breda

A manifesto issued by Charles II in April 1660 outlining initial terms for the restoration of the monarchy, drafted by Edward Hyde, offering amnesty, arrears payment, and religious toleration.

Convention Parliament

The Parliament that invited Charles II to retake the throne in 1660, responsible for implementing the terms of the Restoration Settlement and passing The Act of Indemnity and Oblivion.

Cavalier Parliament

The Parliament that succeeded the Convention Parliament in 1661, known for its harsher attitude and focus on revenge, leading to the execution of regicides and the passing of the Clarendon Code.

Act of Indemnity and Oblivion

A 1660 act granting amnesty to most who opposed the Crown during the Civil Wars and Interregnum, excluding regicides, and leading to the disbanding of the New Model Army.

Triennial Act

Legislation passed in 1664 rewording a 1641 version, expressing hope for the King to call Parliament every three years without enforcement mechanisms.

Financial Settlement

Agreements made regarding the Crown's income, abolition of feudal taxes, sale of Dunkirk, introduction of the Hearth Tax, and granting JPs jurisdiction over taxes on commodities.

Religious Settlement

Measures taken to restore Anglican Church dominance, including the restoration of Church lands, episcopal hierarchy, Book of Common Prayer, and passing of the Clarendon Code to enforce Anglican conformity.

Role of Presbyterians

Charles and Clarendon appointed non-Anglicans as royal chaplains to include Presbyterians in the religious landscape.

High Anglicanism

A strict form of Anglicanism forced through by the Cavalier Parliament, leading to the labeling of dissenters and non-conformists.

Liberty to tender consciences

Charles II's unfulfilled promise in The Declaration of Breda to allow freedom of conscience.

Restoration Settlement

The return of the Anglican Church of England after the Restoration, which left a bitter legacy due to its punitive and intolerant nature.

Constitutional issues

Unclear matters regarding the independence of the King from Parliament and the constraints of the law on the King.

Fear of Catholicism

The underlying fear of Catholicism and its association with arbitrary government, becoming a long-term issue during Charles II's reign.