Historical Background

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I. Needed money for his wars but Parliament Refused to Fund him

Charles I’s Disputes with parliament

I. He wanted the Calvinists to conform to the Anglican church but they believed in the freedom to choose their own minister

Charles Dispute with the Calvinists

I. Royalists vs. Parliament forces II. Parliament condemned Charles I as a tyrant

and parliament defeated his army with their own

III. Charles I was beheaded Jan 30 1649

The civil war (who and why)

I. Dissolved parliament in 1653, ruled as a “virtual dictator”, led new government called the English commonwealth

Cromwell and the lord protector

I. England was tired of taxes, violence, disorder, parliament offered crown to exiled Charles II in 1660(the monarchy was restored)

The Restoration

I. Mary ( protestant daughter of James II) invited by parliament to rule England ND James II fled to France. No blood shed.

The Glorious Revolution

I. New farm tools equals more food produced population increased and more people moved to growing towns people worked machines

The Agricultural Revolution

I. Scientific Revolution belief through observation of nature and reason people could discover the order of all things

The Enlightenment

I. Among the best known “ Sons of Ben” were Robert Herrick, Sir John Suckling, and Richard Lovelace. John Donne pioneered a new witty, cerebral style later known as metaphysical poetry. Metaphysical poetry is characterized by an unusual degree of intellectualism.

The Sons of Ben

I. People lost faith in the power of human reason writers turned from standards of neoclassicism.

II. Example Thomas Gray used fresh new emotions, these kind of emerging voices would end the age of reason

III. Neoclassical Writers are English writers who imitate the style of classical writers referred to as myths, gods, and heroes of the ancient times

The End of the Age Reason

I. Created By Samuel Johnson II. Published in 1975III. First dictionary to be considered a standard

authoritative reference work on English

Dictionary of The English Language