English Civil War with his army from Scotland. On 4 April 1660, in the Declaration of Breda, Charles II made known the conditions of his acceptance of the Crown of England. Monck organised the Convention Parliament, which met for the first time on 25 April 1660. On 8 May 1660, it declared that King Charles II had reigned as the lawful monarch since the execution of Charles I in January 1649. Charles returned from exile on 23 May 1660. On 29 May 1660, the populace in London acclaimed him as king. His coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661. These
Thomas Freke (1660–1721) Thomas Freke (1660–1721) Thomas Freke (17 January 1660 – 1721), of Hannington, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was born the eldest son of Thomas Freke of Hinton St. Mary, Dorset and educated at Wadham College, Oxford (1675) and the Middle Temple (1675). He succeeded his great-uncle to Hannington Hall in 1684. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Cricklade in the periods 26 May – 10 June 1685 and 5 Apr. 1689 – 1690, for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis in 22 May 1691 – 1700 and for Lyme Regis in 1705–1710. He married Elizabeth, the