in the fifth week we did restoration theatre.
Historical Background
•Charles I was removed from throne and beheaded by Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans in 1649 after a 7 year civil war
•Next 11 years known as the commonwealth
–Cromwell died in 1658 and his son could not control government
•In 1660, Charles II, who had been living in France, was invited by a newly elected Parliament to return from exile and rule England
–Monarchy was restored and the new period was called the Restoration.
–Rulers that followed:
•James II (1685)
•William and Mary (1688)
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