<P> In September 1642 the Long Parliament ordered a closure of the London theatres . The order cited the current "times of humiliation" and their incompatibility with "public stage - plays", representative of "lascivious Mirth and Levity". The ban, which was not completely effective, was reinforced by an Act of 11 February 1648 . It provided for the treatment of actors as rogues, the demolition of theatre seating, and fines for spectators . </P> <P> In 1660, after the English Restoration brought King Charles II to effective power in England, the theatrical ban was lifted . Under a new licensing system, two London theatres with royal patents were opened . </P>

Who was the english sovereign when the puritan parliament closed the theatres in 1642