Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Rule of Charles II

After Charles II's father, King Charles I, was beheaded during the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell took over as head of state and created a very strict and regimented England, removing the arts and theatres from society's reach. When Charles II came back to England to claim his place as King, an extensive series of reforms occurred in England. One of the most well-known of these was the return of Charles's beloved theatres to the public. Charles was able to reestablish England as a powerful and capable country with a strong monarchy. The country and society in London that Charles helped create lasted twenty four years, creating a thriving environment for theatre artists to flourish in. Below is a flow chart outlining the steps Charles II took to create such a world and how things shifted after his death in  1685. 

"The English Revolution From the Restoration Monarchy to the Glorious Revolution (1660-1688) - The Flow of History." The Flow of History. Web. 8 Mar. 2011. <http://www.flowofhistory.com/[menupathalias]/fc96c>.

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