1. 17 Century
L. Mercado
English IV

2. Just forget it… Least proud of the political happenings
Period of intellectual, religious, and political conflict
James I believed in “divine right of kings”
Absolute power
Forced conformity to the rituals of the Church of Eng.
Charles I (son of James I)
Ruled without Parliament
Forced conformity to the rituals of Catholic Church

3. The Puritans Religious rebels who wanted to “cleanse” the church
Rebelled against the king
Lead by Oliver Cromwell
Holy War
Picked his leader based on ability not social status
BEHEADED CHARLES I (only king that died this way)
The Puritan Commwealth

4. The Writers John Donne Leader of the metaphysical movement
Impressive preacher
“A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”

5. The Writers John Milton Went blind Worked closely with Oliver Cromwell
“On His Blindness” (Sonnet)
Paradise Lost
The fall of man in the Garden of Eden

6. The Writers John Bunyan Wrote during the end of the period
Pilgrim’s Progress
Allegory
The Christian’s journey
through this world