When Charles accepted the position of king, he felt there needed to be a few changes. His first line of business was pardoning those who rebelled against or condemned his father. He bade all violence toward them to cease. Crown and church lands were restored immediately to their proper owners. Then Charles paid and disbanded most of the army, leaving only three forces to defend the country. He was constantly asking Parliament for money to fund his “little changes”. In 1662, he marrie

Charles II’s final years were spent securing his brother, James II’s, claim to the throne. During a time period of about two years, from 1682 to 1683, a plot was concocted by the English Whig Party. They formulated a plan to kill Charles II and James II, Duke of York, while they were journeying from Newmarket to London. The assassination was to occur in the country at the Rye House, thus giving the attempt the name “Rye House Plot”. The purpose of the plot was to place Charles II’s illegitimate son, James Scott, the protestant Duke of Monmouth, on the throne. They believed he would transform the government into a republic. Luckily the king left Newmarket earlier than originally planned and the assassination attempt failed.

The period of Charles II’s kingship was known as the Restoration. Royal power was returned to England and the Angelican Church was reestablished as the official church. Laws were passed against Puritans limiting their worship and political rights. People were valued for cleverness and wit rather than wisdom or integrity. Even the royal court of Charles II was known for immorality and loose living.

The 1670’s marked the beginning of a new decade and a new start. It also brought an alliance with the French against the Dutch. This was a very “beh

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