To what extent was Charles II's reign characterised by short term success but long term failure in the years 1660-1685?

Short term success (1660-1667): The Restoration settlement established the monarchy and the Political Nation were generally happy with the reinstatement of the monarchy. Charles continued to hold prerogative powers that the early Stuarts also held; he was granted extra concessions in the form of two army regiments of his own and a yearly allowance of £1.2M. Both the monarch and parliament were trying to find stable ground so were willing to work together. However, there was tension concerning the church with parliament wanting a narrow, anglican church, and Charles wanting more tolerance for Catholics and dissenters.Long term failure (1667-1681): MPs grew suspicious of Charles' actions. Charles' reliance on Parliament for his finances meant that they could control the religious policies that Charles was trying to institute, i.e. when Charles accepted the Coventicle of 1669 in exchange for £300,000 for aid in the Dutch Wars. Charles' association with Catholicism bred fears of an absolute monarchy returning to England. This resulted in Charles' willingness to ally with Louis XIV, leading the Parliament attempting to interfere with the line of succession through the Exclusion Crisis, an unprecedented step for Parliament. Long term success (1681-1685): established the Stuart monarchy for the next 30 years, the termination of the Exclusion Crisis meant Charles had substantial respect in Parliament. Charles weakened the power of Parliament by not calling them for a couple years, but fully supported the anglican church so that there were no more religious disputes that needed attention.