29 May 1660 Charles II returned to England and the restoration of the monarchy began. ENGLAND’S PLEASANT MAY-FLOWER or CHARLES THE SECOND CAME HOME THE TWENTY NINTH OF MAY (1660) , article with lyrics and recording from The University of Exeter https:// https://stuarts.exeter.ac.uk/education/sample-texts/anonymous-ballad/ Charles II of England, article from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England The Twenty-Ninth Day of May, article and music from the Traditional Tune Archive https://tunearch.org/wiki/Annotation:Twenty-Ninth_of_May_(1)_(The)