The Swinging 1660s
From Restoration in 1660 (end of the war), to the fire of London in 1666, there was an incredible vibe in the air in England.  Cromwell and the extreme Protestant Taliban were gone; chess, music, plays, dancing were all legal once again. People partied, drank, a sense of freedom, newness, and progress  was in the air.  It was a heck of a party of 6 years, couldn&#x27;t last, and the fire was the symbolic end to it.