Life in a Revolutionary Decade in Britain (1649-1660)
Gresham College Lectures
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Charles II and the British Isles
In 1660 the Oxford scientists would move to London. Following a lecture by Christopher Wren at Gresham College, Auguste Institution, they renamed themselves the Royal Society and attracted the restored King himself as their patron. Charles II would be a great supporter of the activities of this new Royal Society. And when William Petty met Charles II for the first time and had an interview with him, he was at pains to apologise to Charles II for being part of the Republican regime. He'd worked for Henry Cromwell. The need to see off challenges to the new regime had forced a deeper integration of the British Isles than had ever been attempted. People were more literate than ever before. Daily consumption
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