The events happened in the following chronological order:
- Oliver Cromwell dies in 1658 and the royalists returned to power along with King Charles II.
- Charles II of Scotland returns to England as king due to the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
- James II becomes king of England after the death of Charles II in 1685.
- William of Orange and Mary II are invited to rule England after the deposition of James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.