The Restoration took place in May. The queen's visit to her son was
in October. Of course, after all the long years of danger, privation,
and suffering which this family had endured, the widowed mother felt
an intense emotion of joy at finding her children once more restored
to what she considered their just hereditary rights. Charles was on
the English throne. James, the Duke of York, was Lord High Admiral of
England, that is, the commander-in-chief of the naval forces of the
realm; and her other children, those who were still living, were in
peace and safety. Of course, her heart was full of maternal pride and
joy.
Her son James, the Lord High Admiral, went across the Channel to Dover,
with a fleet of the finest ships that he could select from the whole
British navy, to escort his mother to England. The queen was to embark
at Calais. [Footnote: For a view of the famous Calais pier, see History
of Mary Queen of Scots, page 105.] The queen came down to the port
from Paris, attended by many friends, who sympathized with her in the
return of her prosperity, and were attracted, besides, by the grand
spectacle which they thought would be presented by the appearance and
maneuvers of the English ships, and the ceremony of the embarkation.
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