Rump Parliament retirement to declare his support for Monck, Army support for Monck became almost unanimous. Monck entered London in February 1660 and he allowed the Presbyterian members, 'secluded' in Pride's Purge of 1648, to re-enter parliament on 21 February 1660 on the condition that the restored Long Parliament would agree to dissolve themselves once general elections had been held. The "Long Parliament" dissolved itself on 16 March 1660, after preparing legislation for the Convention Parliament that formally invited King Charles II to be the English monarch in what has become known as the Restoration (of the House of Stuart). Rump Parliament
SMS Monarch protected by of armor. The casemates had thick sides while the conning tower had of armor. "Monarch"s deck armor was thick. The "Monarch"-class ships were ordered in May 1892, with "Monarch" to be built at the Pola Naval Arsenal ("Seearsenal"). The ship was laid down on 31 July 1893, and she was launched on 9 May 1895 by Archduchess Maria Theresa, wife of Archduke Karl Ludwig. She was commissioned on 11 May 1898. "Monarch" and her sisters formed the Navy's 1st Capital Ship Division ("I. Schwere Division") in 1899, and the division made a training cruise to the Eastern Mediterranean