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The English Restoration - 1660-1680

The period of English history is interesting in relation to the history of Belchamp Walter.

Charles II, after exile in continental Europe, returned to the English throne after the Cromwell years of the English Civil War

1649 - 1660 - the Interregnum - 1660 saw The Tenures Abolition Act and The Indemnity and Oblivion Act 1660 where Charles II put a "Cat amongst the pigeons".

Charles II
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Royal Society

The Royal Society was founded by Charles II.

Samuel Pepys

Samuel Pepys - In office 1 December 1684 – 30 November 1686

Samuel Pepys FRS 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English writer and Tory politician.
He served as an official in the Navy Board and Member of Parliament, but is most remembered today for the diary he kept for almost a decade.
Though he had no maritime experience, Pepys rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both Charles II and James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration.
His influence and reforms at the English Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy

Edward Coke - 1552 - 1634

Sir Edward Coke ( 1 February 1552 – 3 September 1634) was an English barrister, judge, and politician. He is often considered the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.

Background to this page

Having seen this page found by those making an Internet search I have decided to add a bit more context.

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References: -

  • 1 - The English Restoration - 1660 - https:// www.britannica.com /topic/ Restoration-English-history -1660
  • 2 - Stuart Restoration - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Stuart_Restoration
  • 3 - Interregnum (England) - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Interregnum_(England)
  • 4 - Interregnum - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Interregnum - discontinuity or "gap" in a government, organization, or social order
  • 5 - Church and People in Interregnum Britain - http:// history.port.ac.uk/ ?p=2400
  • 6 - Edward Coke - 1552 - 1634 - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Edward_Coke
  • 7 - Edward Coke (1758–1837) - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Edward_Coke_ (1758%E2%80%931837) - younger brother of Thomas Coke, the celebrated "Coke of Norfolk" and later Earl of Leicester
  • 8 - Earl of Leicester - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Earl_of_Leicester
  • 9 - Holkham Earls - https:// www.holkham.co.uk/visiting/history/ the-earls
  • a - The 8th Earl - https:// www.holkham.co.uk/visiting/ welcome
  • b - Royal Society - https:// royalsociety.org/
  • c - Royal Society - https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Royal_Society
  • d - A Gambling Man - : Charles II and the Restoration - Jenny Uglow - https:// www.goodreads.com/book/show/ 7102876-a-gambling-man
  • e - Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Stuart,_Lord_Darnley
  • f - Leviathan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan_(Hobbes_book) - Thomas Hobbes, 1651

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