Charles II, the Plague, the Fire Kristjan Sõerumäe XB

Charles II 1630-1685 Reign 1660-1685 Monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland Battle of Worcester 1651 Secret treaty of Dover Dissolved parliament in 1681 Succeeder James II

Clarendon Code Puritanism lost its momentum Theaters were reopened „Restoration comedy“ John Wilmot: „We have a pretty king, Whose Word no man relies on, He never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.“

The Great Plague In September 1665 7000 deaths per week Charles and his family fled to Salisbury Parliament met in Oxford

The Great Fire Started on 2 September 1666 Consumed 13200 houses and 87 churches St.Paul´s Cathedral Started in a bakehouse on Pudding Lane

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