Charles II. lands at Dover May 25, 1660 Dissolution of the Convention Parliament Dec. 29, 1660 Meeting of the Cavalier Parliament May 8, 1661 Corporation Act 1661 Act of Uniformity 1662 Expulsion of the Dissenting Ministers Aug. 24, 1662 The King declares for Toleration Dec. 26, 1662 Repeal of the Triennial Act 1664 Conventicle Act 1664 First Dutch War of the Restoration 1665 The Plague 1665 Five Mile Act 1665 Fire of London 1666 Peace of Breda July 31, 1667 Clarendon's Fall 1667 1. =Return of Charles II. 1660.=--On May 25, =1660=, Charles II. landed at Dover, amidst shouting crowds. On his thirtieth birthday, May 29, he entered London, amidst greater and equally enthusiastic crowds. At Blackheath was drawn up the army which had once been commanded by Cromwell. More than anything else, the popular abhorrence of military rule had brought Charles home, whilst the army itself, divided in opinion, and falling under the control of Monk, was powerless to keep him away. When the king reached Whitehall he confirmed Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and other statutes by which the royal power had at various times been limited. [Illustration: Charles II.: from the portrait by Sir Peter Lely in Christ's Hospital, London.]