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The Essay - The King Returned

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Jonathan Sawday paints a picture of Restoration Britain, exploring the politics, the science, the culture and the philosophy which made this an extraordinary period in the country's history

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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 1

Jonathan Sawday presents the first of five portraits of Restoration Britain.

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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 2

Jonathan Sawday explores how in Restoration Britain Charles II's return brought a resurrection of the king's bodily powers like his 'healing touch'.

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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 3

Jonathan Sawday charts how science became one of the unexpected beneficiaries of Charles II's Restoration offering new ways of thinking about the world.

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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 4

Jonathan Sawday on the rise of the architect as an authority figure in Restoration Britain, as plague, fire and royal ambition offered the chance of new buildings.

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The Essay - The King Returned - Episode 5

Jonathan Sawday considers why the idea of the contract in political and mercantile society became so pervasive following the end of the English Civil War.

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