Commonwealth of England January 1649. Charles returned from exile on 23 May. He entered London on 29 May, his birthday. To celebrate "his Majesty's Return to his Parliament" 29 May was made a public holiday, popularly known as Oak Apple Day. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661. Commonwealth of England The Commonwealth was the period from 1649 to 1660 when England and Wales, later along with Ireland and Scotland, were ruled as a republic following the end of the Second English Civil War and the trial and execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act
HMS Dreadnought (1660) foundered at sea in October 1690. HMS Dreadnought (1660) HMS "Dreadnought" was a 52-gun third-rate ship of the line, in service with the Royal Navy from 1660 to 1690. The ship was originally launched in 1654 under the name Torrington for the navy of the Commonwealth of England. Her builder was shipwright Henry Johnson at Blackwall Yard, London. She was named for the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Torrington in 1646. She was renamed "Dreadnought" after the Restoration in 1660. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 62 guns. After an active career in both the Second Dutch