HIST 13A Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Charles Ii Of England, Half-Way Covenant
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Monarch (charles ii) returns to the throne after a decade of republicanism. Hell-bent on making sure that the anglican church is the national church of england (can"t even meet in a church if you didn"t subscribe to their kind of protestantism) In part because, was somewhat sympathetic to catholicism. Uses the empire as a zone for greater degree of religious toleration. Cromwell attempts for the first time to centralize the empire. English never really seriously contemplate republicanism again after this; debate is about what kind of monarchy they"re going to have. Charles re-passed a series of navigation acts; for certain colonial goods, they had to be carried in english ships with mostly english sailors and must pay certain duties. 1675 - lords of trade; permanent body that will oversee the empire; way to have central control over the colonies (mercantilism in practice)
