RESTORATION, THE


Meaning of RESTORATION, THE in English

Restoration, the BrE AmE

the time when the ↑ monarchy (=the system of being ruled by a king or queen) was established again in England in 1660, after a brief period when the country was a ↑ republic under Oliver Cromwell. The new king was Charles II, and in the period that followed there was a lot of new activity in literature, music, and the theatre.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.