What is Restoration?
'''Restoration''' may refer to: * In art, returning something to a better state, see [[Conservation (art)|art conservation]] * In [[history]], a restoration is a historical episode under which a previous government of an area is reinstated ** [[The Restoration]]: a period in the history of the British Isles when the [[House of Stuart]] returned to power in England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1660. ** A period in the History of France, the [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Bourbon Restoration]] after 1814 ** The [[Restoration_(Spain)|Spanish Restoration]] ** The Swiss Restoration known as the [[Restauration (Switzerland)]] after the fall of Napoleon in 1814 ** The Restoration period in Germany after the failed revolution of 1848 ** [[Meiji Restoration]], a period in Japanese history after 1866 * In [[literature]] and [[Media (communication)|media]]:''' ** ''[[Restoration (Tremain novel)]]'', a 1989 novel by [[Rose Tremain]] set during the [[English Revolution]] ** ''[[Restoration (novel)]]'', a 2002 novel by Carol Berg ** ''[[The Restoration (movie)]]'', a 1909 movie by [[D.W. Griffith]], based on the novel by [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]] ** ''[[Restoration (movie)]]'', a 1995 movie set after the [[English Revolution]] starring Robert Downey Jr ** ''[[Restoration (TV series)]]'', a BBC TV show in the UK highlighting buildings at risk ** ''[[Restoration (newspaper)]]'', a Catholic newspaper published by the Madonna House Apostolate * In [[Christianity]]: ** Restoration of a person. An example of this can be found in John 21:15-19 where Peter is restored by Christ ** [[Restorationism]] was a religious movement in 19th century eastern United States and Canada * In [[architecture]], [[building restoration]] consists of work performed on a building in order to return it to a previous state of conservation, from which... * In [[ecology]], restoration represents the return of a landscape, ecosystem, or other ecological entity to a predefined historical state. See [[Restoration Ecology]] * In criminal [[justice]], restoration is a