Restoration
See also: restoration
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the Restoration
- (history of UK) The events of 1660 when English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were restored under Charles II.
- (history of UK) The era of Restoration (1660 to 1685) under Charles II, or to 1688 when James II was king.
- (history of France) The restoring of the Bourbon Dynasty in 1814.
- (history of Japan) The restoring of imperial rule in Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.