1660 in England
Events from the year 1660 in England. This is the year of Restoration. Incumbents Monarch – Charles II (starting 29 May) Parliament – Second Commonwealth Rump (until 20 February), Commonwealth Long (starting 21 February, until 16 March), Convention of 1660 (starting 25 April, until 29 December) Events 1 January Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and advances towards London in support of English Restoration. Samuel Pepys begins his diary. 3 February – George Monck and his regiment arrive in London. February – John Rhodes reopens the old Cockpit Theatre in London, forms a company of young actors and begins to stage plays. His production of Pericles will be the first Shakespearean performance of the Restoration era; Thomas Betterton makes his stage debut in the title role. 21 February – Presbyterian Members of Parliament expelled in 1648 are readmitted. 27 February – John Thurloe is reinstated as England's Secretary of State for a short time. 16 March – the Long Parliament disbands. 4 April – Declaration of Breda promises amnesty, freedom of conscience, and army back pay, in return for the Restoration of the Crown. 22 April – General John Lambert,