The Restoration

Question 1

what 2 things occurred during the restoration?

Answer 1

1. restoring the monarchy to England

2. Church of England returns to national church

Question 2

who takes the throne to being the restoration?

Answer 2

Charles Stuart- he restores political stability

Question 3

what makes up restoration life?

Answer 3

return to civility

Question 4

what does a return to civility lead to?

Answer 4

1. commercial vigor (people are more willing to buy and trade things)
2. an “ethos of politeness”

Question 5

what is an “ethos of politeness”?

Answer 5

people wanted to act good and be upper class, there was a clear class division between the privileged and the vulgar

Question 6

hedonism:

Answer 6

a doctrine that pleasure and happiness are the only good things in life
all about living for yourself

Question 7

what 2 groups of people believed in hedonism?

Answer 7

1. libertines

2. rakes

Question 8

libertines:

Answer 8

people unrestrained by social construct or morality

Question 9

rake:

Answer 9

a person/ group that was carefree, wity, sexually motivated aristocrat
immoral and wanted no redemption

Question 10

Wilmot was a…..

Answer 10

libertine & driven by vice

Question 11

what years was the Restoration time period?

Answer 11

1660-1785