The correct answer is <span>B) the return of Charles II to England from exile in France and his coronation as the English monarch. The Restoration happened in 1660 - two years after the death of Oliver Cromwell, who had managed to depose Charles I and install a republic, for the first time in British history. Charles II fled to France to save his life and came back in 1660 to claim his father's throne and restore the monarchy.</span>
The correct answer is B) the return of Charles II to England from exile in France and his coronation as the English monarch. The Restoration took place in the Stuart period during 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under King Charles II. Charles returned from exile, arriving in London on 29 May, his 30th birthday. This day was a public holiday known as Oak Apple Day. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661.
