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The Restoration: A Political and Religious History of England and Wales, 1658-1667

by Ronald Hutton

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Boone Ayala said: " NB: I did not read part 2 (“The Fall of the Republic”) except for the Conclusions. I read parts 1, 3, and 4 in their entirety.

Hutton seeks to explain “the process by which the political and religious world of the Protectorate was transformed into tha NB: I did not read part 2 (“The Fall of the Republic”) except for the Conclusions. I read parts 1, 3, and 4 in their entirety.

Hutton seeks to explain “the process by which the political and religious world of the Protectorate was transformed into that of the Restoration” (1).

The Fall of the Republic Hutton attributes to the conflicts within the ranks, between the army (led by Fleetwood and Desborough) which sought further Reformation, and the civilian faction, led by Fauconberg and Broghill, which sought stability (121). Hutton suggests that Oliver Cromwell placed himself at the center of a web of power of men with very different political and ideological commitments. These two sides became ever more fearful of each other, culminating in the conservative Monck’s descent into London to assist Parliament.

The Restoration Settlements were two: one, enacted by the Convention in 1660, sought to incorporate a mix of royalist and republican personnel and institutions (127-128, 142). The issues which defined the first settlement were the Act of Oblivion, dissolution of the army, fate of the seized lands, the religious settlement, and the settling of a revenue (chapter 3.1). In all respects the settlement was aimed at the greater, rather than the lesser good - manner Episcopalian royalist gentry remained furious that the Restoration had not restored their lands and punished the dissenters who had stolen them.

This group was the critical faction behind the second settlement (155). This settlement, carried out by the Cavalier parliament, aimed was defined by a number of acts for repressing dissenters and establishing the dominance of the Episcopalian royalist gentry. The acts which define this are the incorrectly labeled “Clarendon Code” - the Corporation, Conventicle, Five Mile, Uniformity, and Quaker Acts - and through all of these the Cavalier Commons sought to ensure that “never again would they go through an experience such as the Civil Wars and Interregnum” (235-6, 289).

According to Hutton, many of these acts were opposed to royal interests, especially considering that the Crown desired a number of things - a standing army, a secure revenue, (often) religious toleration, and royal control - that the gentry disliked. One case in which he is certainly wrong is the Corporation Act, which he saw as a con ...more "

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom

by A.C. Crispin

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The Politics of Commonwealth: Citizens and Freemen in Early Modern England (Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories, Series Number 4)

by Phil Withington

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"Withington follows De Vries and conceives of urbanization as a structural and behavioral process - the centralization of various institutions (markets, courts, local governments) and networks (of news, goods and people) in corporate municipalities alongside the development of urban civility and ideas about self-government. The growth of the corp system was a response to 16th c tumults (economic, social, religious)" — Mar 24, 2026 04:40PM

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