Restoration points from exemplars

Four Catholic influences that Charles II had

1. Catherine of Brazanga

2. Louis XIV

3. The Duke of York (James)

4. His mother Henrietta Maria

Reason, other than Catholicism and Royal Absolutism, that meant Charles’ friendship with Louis XVI was feared

• The prosecution of Huguenots had recently be seen in France, and the English feared falling to the same fate

• It involved the Union against a protestant power

Why did Charles opposed the exclusion of James from the line of succession?

1. He was attached to traditional inheritance of the crown

2. It was an insult to his divine right

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