This anonymous political tract denounces the growing influence of both France and Catholicism at the English court, and ...
This manuscript miscellany of Restoration poetry contains the earliest known copy of Andrew Marvell’s celebrated lyrical...
This controversial pamphlet, entitled Areopagitica was written by John Milton in 1644. It argues against the censorship...
This image by William Hogarth, printed in 1755, depicts the violence, gluttony and bribery of an election banquet among...
This detailed aerial view of Denham Place, the country seat of Sir Roger Hall (1642–1729) MP and Sheriff of Buckinghamsh...
The Protestant Reformation that swept through Europe in the 16th century radically reshaped Christianity. It overturned...
Following his Civil War victory, Oliver Cromwell was declared Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in 1653. But after the...
This posthumous edition of Andrew Marvell’s (1621–1678) Miscellaneous Poems was the first collected volume of his poetry...
John Dryden’s Fables Ancient and Modern are considered one of his best works, a model of linguistic clarity and elegance...
On 13 April 1668 John Dryden (1631–1700) was appointed England’s first official Poet Laureate. The position of Poet Lau...
British theatres reopened in 1660, after an 18 year closure while the country was under Puritan rule. At the Duke’s Thea...
Some Farther Intelligence of the Affairs of England (1659) provides a rare insight into the Protectorate’s official vers...
Directed by Loveday Ingram, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2016 production of The Rover embraced the play’s raucous ca...
As this book reveals, the political turbulence of the 17th century had a significant impact on literature and readers’ ...
This portrait of Andrew Marvell (1621–1678), painted by an unknown artist, dates from around 1655–60. It is the only re...
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