Restoration (1660) the Restoration period. Charles was proclaimed King again on 14 May 1660. He was not crowned, having been previously crowned at Scone in 1651. The Restoration "presented an occasion of universal celebration and rejoicing throughout Scotland". Charles II summoned his parliament on 1 January 1661, which began to undo all that been forced on his father Charles I of Scotland. The Rescissory Act 1661 made all legislation back to 1633 'void and null'. Barbados, as a haven for refugees fleeing the English republic, had held for Charles II under Lord Willoughby until defeated by George Ayscue. When news reached Barbados
Thomas Danby (died 1660) He supported the King and was disabled from sitting in parliament in September 1642. He was fined £4,780 for his loyalty. Danby died in London and was buried in York Minster. Danby married Katherine Wandesford, elder daughter of Christopher Wandesford, Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Alice Osborne; she died in 1645. They had sixteen children, of whom ten, eight boys and two girls, survived infancy. Their son Thomas Danby (1631–1667) was the first Mayor of Leeds. Thomas Danby (died 1660) Sir Thomas Danby (1610 – 5 August 1660) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of