ABSTRACT
On 28 May 1660, Charles Stuart, son of King Charles I who had been executed in 1649, arrived in England. He stepped ashore and symbolically the monarchy was restored. It was a highly theatrical moment, with huge crowds gathered on the white cliffs of Dover who cheered when he knelt and kissed the ground. He was led up the beach by General Monck with the canopy of state unfurled over his head and carried by flunkies. He received graciously a copy of the Holy Bible. Guns boomed out. Bonfires were lit.
