Commonwealth Period (1649-1660)
This period, like the previous two periods, belonged to the Puritan Age. Only in this period, there was no monarch in England. After the death of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell,…
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This period, like the previous two periods, belonged to the Puritan Age. Only in this period, there was no monarch in England. After the death of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell,…
This age is named after Charles I who reigned over England from 1625 to 1649. “Caroline” is derived from “Caroles”, the Latin version of “Charles”. This age is also a…
The age is named after James I who reigned over England from 1603 to 1625. The word "Jacobean" is derived from "Jacobus", the Latin version of James. Some historians like…
Elizabethan Age (1558-1603) This age is named after Queen Elizabeth I who reigned over England from 1558 to l603. This is called the Golden Age of English literature. The Important…
Though the renaissance began in 1453, its effect on English life and literature was felt after 1500. For this reason, it is generally accepted that the Renaissance Period began at…
This period started with the Norman Conquest in 1066 and ended at the close of the 15th century. There are two shorter ages within this period. The time from 1066…
The Old English Period or The Anglo Saxon Period. 450 – 1066 Early and The Middle English Period. 1066 – 1500 The Anglo-Norman Period. 1066 – 1340 The Age of…