GEORGE SOUTHCOMBE is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of History and Somerville College, Oxford, UK. GRANT TAPSELL is Lecturer in History at the University of St Andrews, UK.

'An impressive text - extremely well organized and highly readable.'- Professor Melinda Zook, Purdue University, USA 'This book is without doubt the most student-friendly of recent accounts of the Restoration period. It is well written, with a light and engaging style, and deftly argued.'- Dr David Scott, History of Parliament Trust, UK 'The analysis is balanced and judicious, and articulates what is emerging as the new scholarly consensus in this vibrant field...Essential reading for anyone interested in the Restoration era.' - Tim Harris, English Historical Review

• List of FiguresPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction: Why Study Restoration History?What was Restored in 1660?Why were Dissenters a Problem?What was at Stake in the Exclusion Crisis?Was Charles II a Successful 'Royal Politician'?Why Did James VII and II Lose His Thrones?How Important was the 'British' Dimension to Restoration Political Life?How Important was Politics Out-of-Doors in this Period?Why Study Restoration Culture?What were the main Forces for Change and Continuityin the Post-Revolutionary World, 1688-1714?ConclusionNotesFurther ReadingIndex.

GEORGE SOUTHCOMBE is British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of History and Somerville College, Oxford, UK. GRANT TAPSELL is Lecturer in History at the University of St Andrews, UK.

'An impressive text - extremely well organized and highly readable.'- Professor Melinda Zook, Purdue University, USA 'This book is without doubt the most student-friendly of recent accounts of the Restoration period. It is well written, with a light and engaging style, and deftly argued.'- Dr David Scott, History of Parliament Trust, UK 'The analysis is balanced and judicious, and articulates what is emerging as the new scholarly consensus in this vibrant field...Essential reading for anyone interested in the Restoration era.' - Tim Harris, English Historical Review

• List of FiguresPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction: Why Study Restoration History?What was Restored in 1660?Why were Dissenters a Problem?What was at Stake in the Exclusion Crisis?Was Charles II a Successful 'Royal Politician'?Why Did James VII and II Lose His Thrones?How Important was the 'British' Dimension to Restoration Political Life?How Important was Politics Out-of-Doors in this Period?Why Study Restoration Culture?What were the main Forces for Change and Continuityin the Post-Revolutionary World, 1688-1714?ConclusionNotesFurther ReadingIndex.