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1660.
29 Aug.
25 Oct.
29 Dec.
1661.
19 May, 1662.
24 Aug.
1660-62.
21 May, 1662.
1 Jan., 1661.
28 March.
27 May.
1662.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
THE RESTORATION IN ENGLAND.
Character of the Restoration
Monk, Montagu and Hyde
Return of the royal family
Marriage of James to Anne Hyde . . . .
Clarendon's s t a t e s m a n s h i p . . . . . .
Distribution of o f f i c e s . . . . . . .
Act of Indemnity and Oblivion .
Question o f land . . . . . .
Abolition of feudal dues . . . . . .
The army disbanded
Ecclesiastical questions
The Worcester House declaration . . . .
Dissolution of the convention parliament .
The cavalier parliament . . . . . .
The Act of Uniformity
The nonconformists quit their livings"
Foreign policy . . . . . . .
Charles marries Catharine of Braganza
Sale of Dunkirk to France . . . . . .
CHAPTER II.
THE RESTORATION IN SCOTLAND.
Scotland recovers its independence .
Prominent Scottish politicians . . .
Distribution o f offices. . . . . . .
Question of amnesty in Scotland .
The Scottish parliament
The Act Rescissory
Execution of Argyle
Restoration of episcopacy
The Act of Indemnity
The " billeting " plot against Lauderdale
The extreme presbyterians quit their livings
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