1. The Restoration Period & The Age of Enlightenment by Joceline Rodriguez

2. The Restoration Period 1660- 1688 -started with the crowning of King Charles II in 1660 -ended with the removal of King William III in 1688 -essentially known as “restoring” the old way of English monarchical form of government

3. History ✤ The English Civil War from 1642-1651 was a civil war between the people of England that wanted to change their government from a more traditional form of government to a more Republican government that involved the people ✤ The Civil War ended with the beheading of King Charles I in 1649 ✤ from 1649- 1659, England was controlled by various forms of government that was not monarchical ✤ in 1660, Charles II was crowned King once again and “restored” England’s parliamentary rule

4. The Glorious Revolution ✤ marked the end of the Restoration Period in 1688 ✤ Charles II died in 1685 and the throne was given to James II (his brother) since Charles did not have any kids himself. ✤ But William III, who had a say in the parliament, took away his power after feeling that Charles II would not move England in the right direction. ✤ In 1688, James II was overthrown officially ✤ In 1689, William III put himself on the English thrown, along with his wife Mary, and they reigned England until their deaths

5. The Age of Enlightenment 1700’s ✤ took place throughout the 18th Century ✤ also known as the “Augustan Age”, “Neoclassicism” or “Age of Reason” ✤ inspired by 17th century philosophers and physicians like Sir Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, and John Locke ✤ a period dominated by logic, reason, and scientific approaches to religious, social, political, and economic issues

6. The Enlightenment Continued… -many felt that it meant progress and perfection -people started to see more potential in democracy and freedom rather than Popes and Kings -it was a period that celebrated ideas

7. Effects on Literature ✤ Restoration Comedy -before restoration, literature was more “humble and spiritual themed” -after restoration, more risqué and sexual context came into play ✤ Restoration Poetry -first half of 17th century focused more on religious texts -second half of the century focused more on the powerful potential of humans to improve the world they live in and to help one’s self being, more inspirational ✤ Return of the theatre -theatres were closed for 18 years around the time of England’s civil war by religious and political leaders who thought they were sinful. -Charles II loved dramas and quickly brought back theatres (made popular in the Shakespearean era)

8. More Effects on Literature ✤ Prose & Fiction -a lot of writing stopped being written in verses and started to be written in a paragraph-like structure -the help of advanced printing made it easier for books to be made and understood -the first forms of novels were said to be created in this era -before, literature consisted mostly of short stories, poetry, plays, and so on ✤ Birth of Journalism -people started to learn about current events through newspaper like materials, instead of a single square sheet with information -literacy rates went higher causing more people to be informed about what is going on around the world

9. Famous Writers of the Era ✤ Alexander Pope ✤ Jonathan Swift ✤ John Dryden ✤ Joseph Addison

10. Thank You :) –Joceline Rodriguez