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17th Century England (The Time (Puritanism (The King James Bible (James I)…
17th Century England
The Time
Feudalism replaced
Industrialism
Country living --> City living
Centralized religious vs. Individual autonomy
Martin Luther & the Reformation
wars
language grows
literacy
printing
translating
Henry VIII
devoted catholic until he wanted a divorce
Pope refused
Broke from the Church
=> The Church of England
children
Edward VI (died at 15 yo)
brought more protestant faith to Britain
Mary (Bloody Mary)
Catholic
Elizabeth I
'Protestant'
Puritanism
reform in the Church of England (16th C.)
The King James Bible
James I
1625: move to America to flee turmoil (migrated to Massachusetts)
vs. Charles I - Catholic sympathizer and absolutist
Parlamentarians
Civil War in England (1642)
Texts
'An Homily Against Disobedience and Willful Rebellion'
Sermon = religious idea
major influences - religion
First book of Homily (1547)
12 homlies
Purpose
loyality
denounce dissenters
God anointed the King/Queen
Sin of Rebellion
'Thus you see that God's laws are by rebels violated and broken, and that all sins possible to be committed against God or man be contained in rebellion'
all sins are contained in rebellion therefore they are worse than thieves and murderers
John Milton:
'Tenure of Kings and Magistrates'
by John Milton
defending regicide
after the execution of Charles I
Authors
John Milton (1608-1674)
affluent ($) well educated
protestant
Paradise Lost
(1667)
allowed to live by the new king