Ideas of the Restoration in English literature, 1660-71 by Jose, Nicholas, 1952-

Table of Contents: “…The state chaos -- New order -- Ideas of restoration I: the Panegyric task -- Ideas of restoration II: looking back and looking forward -- Ideal restoration and the case of Cowley -- The poetry of the second Dutch war -- Theatrical restoration -- Samson Agonistes: the play turned upside down -- Conclusion: artifice and scrutiny.…”


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The history of England from the restoration to the death of William III. (1660-1702) by Lodge, Richard, Sir, 1855-1936

Table of Contents: “…The Restoration in England -- The Restoration in Scotland -- The Restoration in Ireland -- The fall of Clarendon -- The triple alliance and the Treaty of Dover -- The fall of the cabal and the second Dutch war -- The administration of Danby -- The Popish plot and the exclusion bill -- Scotland and the Covenanters -- The last years of Charles II -- James II and his parliament -- The approach of the revolution -- The revolution in England -- The revolution in Scotland -- The revolution in Ireland -- The joint regin of William and Mary -- The peace of Ryswick -- The partition treaties -- The formation of the grand alliance -- Literature and science.…”


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Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Hutton, Ronald

Table of Contents: “…Boyhood -- The exiled Prince of Wales -- A king in search of a realm, 1649-1650 -- The king of Scots, 1650-1651 -- A king in search of quarters, 1651-1656 -- The pensioner of Spain, 1656-1660 -- The year of restoration, 1660-1661 -- The fight for the settlements, 1661-1664 -- Charles's first Dutch war, 1664-1667 -- The ministry of Arlington, 1668-1672 -- Charles's second Dutch war, 1672-1674 -- The end of King Louis's war, 1674-1678 -- Collapse of a system, 1678-1679 -- The quest for men and measures, 1679-1681 -- Towards a new way of ruling, 1681-1685 -- Conclusion: monarch in a masquerade.…”


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The shorter Pepys by Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703

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