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Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the problems that Charles II faced until his death in 1685.
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5 Questions
Q1.
Who ruled England as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658?
Charles I
James, Duke of York
Richard Cromwell
Q2.
Who became king of England in 1660?
Charles I
James II
Louis XIV
Q3.
Who was blamed for starting the Great Fire of London in 1666?
James, Duke of York
Protestants
Titus Oates
Q4.
What did Titus Oates claim he had discovered in 1678?
Buried treasure
Gravity
That he was the king's long-lost brother
Q5.
Why did many Protestant elites not want James II to become king in 1685?
Because he had been best friends with Oliver Cromwell.
Because he had started the Fire of London.
Because he sold enslaved Africans as a director of the Royal Africa Company.