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AAG 1660-1666 Restoration

The History of England by David Crowther

Jun 14, 202659:00Society & Culture

The settlements following the Restoration didn't turn out exactly as the Three Kingdoms or indeed Charles imagined, but nonetheless for the moment king and his parliaments were in a honeymoon period. Soon to be challenge...

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