The drama of the first ten years of the restoration through Whitehall and St James's: the court, London development and science.

The restoration was a time of a very merry monarch with his glamorous mistresses, flamboyant court and strange “touching” ceremonies. This was also a time when a new power settlement was made, when science flourished and London started vastly to expand westward: in many ways this was the start of the modern period.

Our walk leads you through the fantastically dramatic time of Charles’ II first ten years on the throne, its great characters and nation-changing events. We visit sites from the neo classical Banqueting House to Burlington House, including Whitehall and the gorgeous St James’s Square.