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When did Charles II regain his throne with Monck's support?

  • May 1661

  • April 1659

  • May 1660

  • June 1658

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Charles II regained his throne with Monck's support in May 1660. Monck was a general in the English army who had supported Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War. However, after Cromwell's death in 1658, Monck began to support the restoration of the monarchy. He marched his army into London in February 1660, and forced the Rump Parliament to dissolve itself.
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