Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . rs , Cromwell dissolved Parliament by force, and the land wasruled by a Council that soon made him Lord Protector. His methodsof ruling were often arbitrary, but he did what he really believed wasfor the good of the land. He restored the naval glory of England. Hisrule was good, and England prospered; but the reaction against Puritannarrowness set in, and not long after Cromwells death, his son andsuccessor was forced to resign the posit
Ontario Public School History of England : Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario for Use in Forms IV and V of the Public Schools . rs , Cromwell dissolved Parliament by force, and the land wasruled by a Council that soon made him Lord Protector. His methodsof ruling were often arbitrary, but he did what he really believed wasfor the good of the land. He restored the naval glory of England. Hisrule was good, and England prospered; but the reaction against Puritannarrowness set in, and not long after Cromwells death, his son andsuccessor was forced to resign the position of Protector, and calls wereissued for a ?* free Parliament. 4. Charles II. 1660-1685 178. The Restoration.—The Restoration is the nameusually given to that period when the third Stuart kingbegan to reign, although the royalists claimed that Charleshad been reigning for eleven years, but had been keptout of his kingdom by that base mechanic fellow,Cromwell. But the Restoration meant more than thecoming back of the king. It meant the coming back ofthe Parliament, for we must remember that the people had 180 HISTORY OF ENGLAND [1660. Charles II not been fairly represented in Cromweirs time. It meantalso the coming back of the old church, with its bishops and prayer book, and the comingback of the old amusements andsocial life. The theatres wereagain opened; the village holi-days were again celebrated withthe old bear-baiting, horseracing, cock-fighting, dancingand buffoonery. 179. Treatment of the regi-cides.—The first business of thenew Parliament was to dealwith those who had been rebelsagainst the crown. An Actwas passed granting a generalpardon, but from this thosewho had been concerned in theexecution of Charles I were exempted. Thirteen of theseregicides were executed, nineteen imprisoned for life,while nineteen fled to the continent. The dead body ofCromwell was taken from the grave and hanged. Even thebody of the heroic Blake was taken from its tomb in West-minste
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