![]() ![]() When Cromwell died in 1658, the heir to the crown, Charles II, returned from exile in France to rule the country, bringing with him more relaxed Anglican customs and fostering a decadent and elaborate cultural life in his court. ![]() After winning the war and beheading Charles I for treason, Cromwell ruled the country, attempting to remold cultural and religious practices to reflect austere Puritan ideals. The war pitted Parliamentarian “Roundheads” (who wanted to establish a constitutional government under the Puritan Oliver Cromwell) against Royalist “Cavaliers” (who supported the king, Charles I). 1651, just fifteen years before, marked the end of the English Civil War, one of the bloodiest conflicts ever to take place on English soil. Year of Wonders is set in 1666, the same year as the famous Great Fire of London that decimated much of the city. The late seventeenth century was a tumultuous time for England. ![]()
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