ABSTRACT
There were two Restorations in England. First, in 1660 were restc:>red Parliament and King, the non-rpilitary state, and the dominarice of the hereditary upper class; secondly, in 1661 was restored the persecuting Anglican Church. The first Restoration was made by the Presbyterians, the second by the Cavaliers; the first by the Convention Parliament, the second by the Cavalier Parliament. The political and social restoration fixed its roots permanently in the character and institutions of the English. The religious restoration, though substantially modified in 1689 has formed the religious and political character· of the various strata of our society on lines fixed indeed, but very different from the uniform national religion contemplated either by the men of 1640 or by the men of 1661.
