Restoration

Williams, Mark R. F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3990-0669 2023. Restoration. Morrill, John and Temple, Liam, eds. Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism, vol II: Uncertainty and Change, 1641-1745, Vol. 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 35-52. (10.1093/oso/9780198843436.003.0003) Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

The Restoration period was, for many Catholics in Britain and Ireland, one of both renewed optimism and profound disappointment. In the wake of the Civil Wars and Interregnum, the possibility of recognition—if not reward—for their loyalty to the Stuarts and efforts abroad to restore Charles II seemed real, if fleeting. However, as this chapter explains, growing political instability, military and domestic tragedy, and the renewed need for religious scapegoats among anxious Protestants across the three kingdoms, once again sparked tensions. Nevertheless, a closer look at the everyday adaptations and strategies adopted by Catholics in Britain, Ireland, and further afield suggests that the shifting political scene in London did not always reflect reality for the wider population: quotidian gestures of tolerance, familial connection, the reading (and disregarding) of polemical literature, and the constant reimagining of Catholic identity remained a regular feature of these decades.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780198843436
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	12 January 2023
Last Modified:	12 May 2025 11:20
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152714

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