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The Restoration The eighteenth Century 1660-1798 Restoration Charles II restored to throne in 1660 Liked ceremony and lavish living James II takes throne after Charles’ death Glorious Revolution James II (Charles’ brother) takes throne in 1685 Parliament asked Charles’ daughter Mary and husband William to replace James Called the Glorious Revolution because there was no bloodshed Industrial Revolution More people living in town New class distinctions begin to emerge Factory owners were “capitalists”—a higher social class than workers Growing Pains The Plague killed 70,000 in 1665 A fire in 1666 destroyed 13,000 houses and 88 churches in four days Positive Growth Laws of gravity and motion discovered by Isaac Newton, who also invented Calculus! James Hargreaves invented the spinning jenny James Watt invented the steam engine The “bluestockings” helped change views of women Food and Fashion Food prices rose; men sent their wives out in mobs to harass farmers into lowering grain prices Poor people invented toast because they couldn’t spread butter on bread in their cold houses Lighter colors became popular, along with flowing fabric French King Louis XIV introduced the wig * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *