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He established the rights of prisoners not to be held unless there was a good reason (the [[Habeas Corpus Act]]) in 1679. His policy of religious toleration failed in the face of intense opposition from the [[Church of England]].
He established the rights of prisoners not to be held unless there was a good reason (the [[Habeas Corpus Act]]) in 1679. His policy of religious toleration failed in the face of intense opposition from the [[Church of England]].
He disbanded Cromwell's army of 42,000 men because it was heavily Puritan. Charles fought very expensive naval wars with the Dutch, and managed to seize New Netherlands, soon renamed after his brother as New York.
see [[English Civil War]]
see [[English Civil War]]