▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Britain . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁his ▁ 3 0 th ▁birth day , ▁he ▁was ▁received ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁public ▁acc laim . ▁After ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁all ▁legal ▁documents ▁stating ▁a ▁reg nal ▁year ▁did ▁so ▁as ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁succeeded ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁king ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 9 . ▁ ▁Charles ' s ▁English ▁parliament ▁en act ed ▁laws ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Clar end on ▁Code , ▁designed ▁to ▁shore ▁up ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁re - est ab lished ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁Charles ▁acqu ies ced ▁to ▁the ▁Clar end on ▁Code ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁fav oured ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁religious ▁toler ance . ▁The ▁major ▁foreign ▁policy ▁issue ▁of ▁his ▁early ▁reign ▁was ▁the ▁Second ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 0 , ▁he ▁entered ▁into ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁D over , ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁his ▁cousin ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁of ▁France . ▁Louis ▁agreed ▁to ▁aid ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Ang lo - D utch ▁War ▁and ▁pay ▁him ▁a ▁p ension , ▁and ▁Charles ▁secret ly ▁promised ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁at ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁future ▁date . ▁Charles ▁attempted ▁to ▁introduce ▁religious ▁freedom ▁for ▁C athol ics ▁and ▁Protest ant ▁diss ent ers ▁with ▁his ▁ 1 6 7 2 ▁Royal ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Ind ul gence , ▁but ▁the ▁English ▁Parliament ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁withdraw ▁it