Restoration, the
Restoration, the the re-establishment of Charles II as King of England in 1660. After the death of Oliver Cromwell in 1658, his son Richard (1626–1712) proved incapable of maintaining the Protectorate, and General Monck organized the king's return from exile. The term itself is first recorded in the early 18th century.
Restoration comedy a style of drama which flourished in London after the Restoration in 1660, typically having a complicated plot marked by wit, cynicism, and licentiousness.
Restoration comedy a style of drama which flourished in London after the Restoration in 1660, typically having a complicated plot marked by wit, cynicism, and licentiousness.
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Restore , re·store / riˈstôr/ • v. [tr.] bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate: the government restored confidence in the ho… George Farquhar , Farquhar, George
BORN: 1677, Londonderry, Ireland
DIED: 1707, London
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Poetry, drama
MAJOR WORKS:
Love and a Bottle (1698)… Reinstate , re·in·state / ˌrē-inˈstāt/ • v. [tr.] (often be reinstated) restore (someone or something) to their former position or condition: the union is fighti… Restoration (england) , the idea of restoration, in theory and in practice
restoration in the international arena
conservative alternatives to restoration
1830: the abandonm… Art Conservation And Restoration , art conservation and restoration, the preservation of structurally sound works of art, the halting of processes that lead to the damage of works of a… William Wycherley , The Restoration comedies of the English dramatist William Wycherley (ca. 1640-1716) ridiculed the manners and morals of sophisticated ladies and gent…
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