The Restoration: everything you wanted to know
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What's the Characteristics of Restoration?
In some ways, England has this media imageof that's quite recognizable in terms of theatricality. The merry monarch is almost sort of synonymous with the era. When queen victoria wanted to dress up, she would run a sort of restoration ball where everyone would appearn that sort of outfit. But on a day-to-day basis, i mean, my reading of it is always as an insecure period for English people.
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