 Sir William Berkeley, who had previously been governor up until 1652, was elected governor in 1660 by the House of Burgesses and he promptly declared for the King.The Anglican Church was restored as the established church.The Somers Isles, alias Bermuda (originally named "Virgineola"), was originally part of Virginia, and was administered by the Somers Isles Company, a spin-off of the Virginia Company, until 1684.