May 29, 2006
Charles II of England Restored to Throne
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After Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658, the English republican experiment soon faltered. A strong reaction set in against Puritan supremacy and military control, and opinion favored recalling the exiled king. An emissary was sent to the Netherlands, and Charles was persuaded to issue the Declaration of Breda, granting amnesty to former enemies of the house of Stuart. Charles agreed to return to England and landed at Dover on May 25, 1660, entering London days later. Who succeeded him as king?
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