exile. Charles landed at Dover on 25 May 1660 and entered London on 29 May, his thirtieth birthday. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661. The term "Restoration" is also used more broadly to describe the reign of Charles II (1660-1685), and sometimes that of his brother James II (1685-1688).

The Restoration had significant political and legal consequences. The Indemnity and Oblivion Act 1660