The Baroque in England

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The Baroque in England

The Baroque Era (1600 - 1750 ) in England was considered by many as an age of abundance . It was a time when various styles of art were flourishing and scientific discoveries were helping man have a better understanding of the universe . The Baroque was likewise an era of religious conflicts between the Catholics and the Protestants which eventually led to the Thirty Years War in England (Eras of Elegance n .d

The Baroque Period also marked the era when the English

Army reigned supreme in battle . In 1655 , they were able to conquer Jamaica . Six years later , it was the turn of Bombay to be conquered by England . New Amsterdam as well as Gibraltar followed suit in 1664 and 1704 respectively . Aside from that , the English and Dutch fleet were battling to colonize the Americas , conquering territories stretching from Virginia to New York (Eras of Elegance , n .d

The English Civil War

The Civil War in England was composed of three unique battles and not just one . It took place as a result of conflicts between a conservative group , headed by King Charles I , and another group , represented by Parliament members , seeking for the modernization of the Constitution (Giles

Aside from that , religion was a major reason for the Civil War . During the 17th century Baroque , religion was a major issue . Catholicism was no longer popular among the English people since Spain and France , who were at that time rivals of England , were practicing Catholics . The rule of England , Charles I , was a Protestant which made the scenario more suspicious (Giles

By 1642 , the strain in the relationship of the Monarch and the Parliament broke down as both the King and his main critics in the House cannot seem to reach a compromise . On January 4 of that year , King Charles I made his way to the Parliament with a warrant for the arrest of five Members of Parliament who were charged with treason . The attempt went to no avail and it was likely that a war would follow (Giles

The English Civil War had three separate battles . The first one took place from 1642 to 1647 , after King Charles I and his forces surrendered to the Scots (Giles

The Second Civil War , on the other hand , occurred in 1648 and was short-lived due to disorganization in both the Scots and Royalist group This war resulted to the arrest and execution of Charles I in 1649 (Giles

In 1650 , King Charles II , son of Charles I , led the forces of the Scots against the New Model Army led by Oliver Cromwell but was defeated . The resilient king , however , invaded England in 1651 . The pendulum did not swing to the favor of Charles II as his army was again defeated by the

forces of Cromwell (Giles

John Milton

John Milton is the author of the highly-acclaimed Paradise Lost published in 1667 . In this book , Milton gave his own account on the creation of the...