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1640-
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1649
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Father (Charles I)
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1651
(Jan 1)-
last monarch to be crowned in Scone, Scotland |
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1658
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Oliver Cromwell dies |
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1660
(May 29)-
Charles
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1661
(April 23)-
crowned at Westminster Abbey |
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1665-
Devastating Plaque in London
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1666
(Sep 2)-
Great Fire of London |
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1670-
alliance with France against the Dutch – May Treaty
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1672
(May 15)-
Declaration of Indulgence- suspends all punishing laws
against Catholics and Dissenters |
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1673-
Parliament forces Charles II to withdraw Declaration of
Indulgence and accept Test Act that excludes all Catholics
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1681-
Dissolves parliament |
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1685
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dies at Whitehall Palace proclaiming self Catholic |
