The Restoration of the Monarchy when Cromwell dies, the people are ready to reestablish the monarchy and the Anglican Church Charles II (son of Charles I) is named monarch and he puts in the status quo from before Cromwell Similar problems surrounding king and Parliament; religion in the Church of England

Charles II believed in religious toleration and planned to convert to Catholicism in attempt to unite the people behind the war with Holland, issues Declaration of Indulgence suspending all laws against Catholics and non-Anglican Protestants

Parliament forces Charles to rescind Declaration of Indulgence and passes Test Act – requiring all civic and military officials to swear an oath against the doctrine of transubstantiation (Catholic communion) Treaty of Dover makes peace with France and receives an allotment of money each year to introduce Catholicism In response to a threat of assassination, Charles responds by executing Whig members for treason, converts to Catholicism on his death bed and leaves James II a Parliament filled with royal friends

James II James II – repeals the Test Act, puts Catholics in positions of power, and issues another Declaration of Indulgence permitting religious freedom In 1688, James imprisoned seven Anglican bishops for refusing to read the Declaration of Indulgence to their pulpits Whigs—mainly middle class and Puritan, favored Parliament and religious toleration Tories—made up of nobles, gentry, and Anglicans supported the monarchy and wanted Anglicanism as the official religion James II fathered a male heir in June 1688 who would be raised a Catholic Moves to create a Catholic England result in the creation of unity amongst Protestant factions in England.

The Glorious Revolution Parliament afraid of a Catholic heir to the throne invite William III (stadtholder ) of Orange(Netherlands) to invade England James II flees to France - William and Mary (James II eldest Protestant daughter) succeed to the throne in the bloodless Glorious Revolution

Results of the Glorious Revolution Bill of Rights (1689)  forbade the use royal rights without Parliament consent  laws, armies, Protestant faith, no Catholic heir England becomes a limited monarchy and permits worship of all Protestants, but not Catholics (The Toleration Act of 1689) Act of Settlement puts King George I on the throne. George I, Elector of Hanover, a Protestant Prince and distant relation to the Stuarts