All Course Notes for Restoration England, 1660-1685 (AQA GCSE History)

This 3600-word resource is a summary of the content required for Restoration England, 1660-1685.

It includes 3 main sections:

1. Crown, Parliament, plots and court life

• The Restoration Settlement
• Indemnity (Declaration of Breda)
• The Church
• Clarendon Code
• All 7 Phases (describing the changing relations between Charles and Parliament from 1660-1685)
• French and Catholic influences on the court

2. Life in Restoration England

• The Great Fire of London
• Theater
• Science and royal patronage
• Coffee houses

3. Land, trade and war

• Mercantilism
• England’s oversea territories
• 2nd Dutch War