Restoration in the English colonies Jr. been "the last of all the King's Dominions that submitted to the Usurpation". Virginia had provided sanctuary for Cavaliers fleeing the English republic. Sir William Berkeley, who had previously been governor up until 1652, was elected governor in 1660 by the House of Burgesses and he promptly declared for the King. The Anglican Church was restored as the established church. In 1663 the Province of Carolina was formed as a reward given to some supporters of the Restoration. The province was named after the King, Charles II. Restoration in the English colonies The Restoration of the monarchy began in
QSMV Dominion Monarch and reached The Downs on 1 April. The ship left Britain again on 28 April 1940. In wartime merchant and naval ships were blacked out, including their navigation lights. In May "Dominion Monarch" collided with a coaster that was part of a convoy in the English Channel. Damage seems to have been slight, as she continued "via" Cape Town to Australia, calling at Fremantle, Adelaide and Melbourne before reaching Sydney on 6 June. On her return voyage "Dominion Monarch" embarked 100 Australian soldiers in Sydney and brought them "via" Melbourne, Cape Town and Freetown to Liverpool in England, where she