The Clarendon Ministry was forged out of the royalist camp of Charles II, who was returned to the throne (the English Restoration) in 1660. Two years previously, Lord Hyde (later Earl of Clarendon) had been appointed Lord Chancellor, and in 1660, he was joined by several other powerful statesmen, including the heir presumptive of the English throne, the Duke of York. After the Second Anglo-Dutch War, however, Charles lost confidence in his ministers, and in 1667, five statesmen took cooperative power in the Cabal Ministry. Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... King Charles II, the first monarch to rule after the English Restoration. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (February 18, 1609–December 9, 1674) was an English historian and statesman. ... The title Earl of Clarendon was created in 1776 for the politician and diplomat Thomas Villiers, second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey. ... The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor and in former times the Chancellor of England and the Lord Chancellor of Scotland, is one of the most senior and important functionaries in the government of the United Kingdom, and its predecessor states. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. ... James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685. ... The Royal Prince and other vessels at the Four Days Fight, 11–14 June 1666 by Abraham Storck depicts a battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... The Cabal was a group of high councillors who held power in England from 1668 to approximately 1674. ...

Lord Clarendon was impeached by the House of Commons and forced to flee; the Duke of Albemarle sold his position to George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham; and Sir George Carteret simply left his position, eventually being forced out of the House two years later. The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle by Sir Peter Lely, painted 1665–1666. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sir George Carteret (c. ...

Committee for Foreign Affairs

The [[Privy Council]] Committee for Foreign Affairs served as the Ministry; other significant statesmen not in the committee are listed in the next section. As the name of the ministry would suggest, Lord Clarendon (earlier Lord Hyde) was, in effect, the leader of the government. {| class="wikitable" !Office!!Name!!Term!!Notes |- |[[Lord Chancellor]]||[[Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon|The Lord Hyde]]||1660–1667||appointed [[1658]]; created [[Earl of Clarendon]] in [[1661]] |- ||[[Lord High Treasurer]]||[[Thomas Wriothesley, 4th Earl of Southampton|The Earl of Southampton]]||1660–1667||died before government was dissolved |- ||[[Lord Steward]]||[[James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde|The Duke of Ormonde]]||1660–1667||also [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (1662–1668) |- ||[[Master of the Horse]]||[[George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle|The Duke of Albemarle]]||1660–1667||also [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (1660–1662) |- |rowspan="2"|[[Secretary of State for the Southern Department|Southern Secretary]]||[[Edward Nicholas|Sir Edward Nicholas]]||1660–1662||appointed [[1654]] |- ||[[Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington|Sir Henry Bennet, Bt.]]||1662–1667||created [[Baron Arlington]] in [[1664]] |- ||[[Secretary of State for the Northern Department|Northern Secretary]]||[[William Morice|Sir William Morice]]||1660–1667||created a [[baronet]] in [[1661]] |- ||[[Secretary to the Admiralty]]||[[William Coventry|Sir William Coventry]]||1665–1667|| |} ==Ministers not in Committee== {| class="wikitable" !Office!!Name!!Term!!Notes |-||Lord Privy Seal||The Lord Robartes||1661–1667|| |- ||Lord High Admiral||The Duke of York||1660–1667|| |- ||Lord Chamberlain||The Earl of Manchester||1660–1667|| |- ||Secretary of State for Scotland||The Earl of Lauderdale||1660–1667|| |- ||Chancellor of the Exchequer||The Lord Ashley||1661–1667|| |- ||Treasurer of the Navy||Sir George Carteret, Bt.||1660–1667||also Vice Chamberlain of the Household |} The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is one of the traditional sinecure offices in the British Cabinet. ... John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor (1606-1685) succeeded his father, Richard Robartes, as Baron Robartes of Truro in May 1634. ... For the international law of the sea, see Admiralty law. ... James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685. ... The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the great offices of state. ... Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. ... The Secretary of State for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the chief minister in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilites for Scotland, at the head of the Scotland Office (formerly The Scottish Office). ... John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale (May 24, 1616-1682), eldest surviving son of John Maitland, 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (d. ... The Rt. ... Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (July 22, 1621–January 21, 1683) was a prominent English politician of the Interregnum and during the reign of King Charles II. Cooper, born in Dorset County, suffered the death of both his parents at a young age and was raised by relatives... A notable office in British government between the 16th and early 19th centuries, the Treasurer of the Navy was responsible for the financial maintenance of the Royal Navy. ... Sir George Carteret (c. ...