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The Seventeenth CenturyThe English Bourgeis Revolution(1625-1700) Social and Political Background Queen Elizabeth---strong ties between the bourgeoisie (the burger class) and the monarchy (the fuedal monarch) James I (1603-1625) Charles I (1625-1649)—both believed in the absolute power of the king Conflicts 1.Parliament vs kings 2.Religion –the king was not only the ruler of England but also the head the Anglican Church and many of the parliament members were Puritans,fervent Protestant critics of both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England. Charles I 1.Monopoly on certain commodities to his favorites 2. Restrictions on Puritan preaching 3. Insistence on the divine right of kings 4.Dissolved th parliament and ruled the country for 11 years Civil war (1642-1649)—the English bourgeois revolution between the royalists and the supporters of the parliament 1.The parliamentary army– Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) defeated the royal army 2.In 1649 the execution the King Charles I In 1653 military dictatorshipand the Commonwealth In 1660 the Restoration--Charles II (1660-1685)(Charles I’s eldest son ) was invited by the parliament James II (1685-1688) Charles II’s brother expanded his power, and the fearful bourgeoisie drove him out of England In 1688 William of Orange (whose wife was the eldest daughter of James II) was put on throne that was known as teh Glorious Revolution because it was bloodless. In 1688 William signed The Bill of Rights that restricted the power of the Enlish king– a country of constitutional monarchy. 17th century literature Features 1.Literature expressed sadness, gloom and pessimism. 2. We can’t find any romantic ardor. 3.The main literary form of the period was poetry. The literary styles Poetry 1.John Milton 2.The Metaphysical Poets: John Donne 3.The Cavalier Poets Fiction: John Bunyan The pilgrim’s Progress Drama: William Congreve: Love for Love Prose: Milton,John Dryden Cultural and Literary background Poetry– the major liter