From restoration to revolution 1660-1688

From Restoration to Revolution 1660-88

• Declaration of Breda set terms for kings return and therefore the return was unconditional
• 1661 election produced royalist majority and following Venner rising it sought revenge not reconciliation
• Main features of new settlement: Parliament, Church, King and parties, government
  • Effects:
    • Weaken restrictions on kings power and undermine clarity achieved by convention parliament eg militia act 1661 and revised Triennial acts 1664
    • Renewed religious conflicts eg 1661 savoy house meeting and 1662 act of uniformity
    • Creation of non conformists- dissent became significant religious and political influence
• Charles and finance: he lacked independence from parliaments as heart tax proved disappointing (only one third of £260,000 collected)
  Conflicts between King and Parliament
• series of contradictions exists from outset
  • Charles claimed rule by divine right but he hadn't
  • Parliament provided King with income insufficient to be independent, which undermined kings power
  • Charles had shown a desire for a tolerant church which was denied by parliament
  • Political nation was suspicious…