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postheadericon Revolution vs. restoration

5:49 AM | เขียนโดย leonook | Edit Post

Is this an election about revolution or restoration?
 
In January 1649, revolutionaries led by Oliver Cromwell executed King Charles I after they decided that he was both too Catholic and that he ignored the wishes of Parliament too often. Cromwell ended up leading the first and only British Republic for a period of time, ending with his death in 1658.
 
In 1660, King Charles II assumed the throne as the English decided that they couldn’t quite afford to do without a monarch.
 
Revolution and restoration have been themes in world history ever since.

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