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John Milton: Total Badass

John Milton: Total Badass. House of Tudor Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Against Catholicism Protestant Head of C of E Mary, Queen of Scots. Milton isn’t born yet. House of Stuart James “Jimbo” I (1603-1625). Protestant/Presbyterian Catholic Uprising in Scotland King James Bible

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John Milton: Total Badass

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  1. John Milton: Total Badass

  2. House of Tudor Elizabeth I(1558-1603) • Against Catholicism • Protestant • Head of C of E • Mary, Queen of Scots Milton isn’t born yet.

  3. House of Stuart James “Jimbo” I(1603-1625) • Protestant/Presbyterian • Catholic Uprising in Scotland • King James Bible • Remember, Remember the Fifth of November Milton is born in 1608 Milton attends St. Paul’s School in 1620

  4. House of Stuart Charles “Chuck” I(1625-1649) • Divine Right of Kings • Catholicism • Civil Wars Milton is accepted to Christ’s College in 1625-1632 “Comus” is performed in 1634 Lycidas is published in 1638 Milton begins political writings in 1641 Milton publishes Tenure of Kings and Magistrates in 1649

  5. Chuck Loses His Head.

  6. The Lord Protectorate Oliver “Old Ironsides” Cromwell(1649-1658) • Arminianist to Protestant • Irish Campaign • Scottish Campaign • Posthumous Execution Milton composes several defenses for England for the campaigns

  7. The Lord Protectorate Richard “Lazy N’er-Do-Well Cromwell(1658-1659) • Independent • Didn’t do much Milton publishes A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes in 1959

  8. House of Stuart Charles “Whitesnake” II(1660-1685) • Restoration Period • Catholic Interests • C of E Rise of Power • Charles II brings about the Apocalypse Milton publishes The Ready and Easy Way in 1660, Parliament puts a warrant out for his arrest Milton hides Paradise Lost published in 1667

  9. Johnny “Rebel” Milton • Puritan • Monism • Anti-Trinitarianism • Socinianist • Mortalism (He’s giving a peace sign)

  10. Works Cited Fallon, Steven. Milton among the Philosophers. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1991. Hughes, Merritt Y., Ed. Complete Poems and Major Prose. Cambridge: Hackett Publishing, 2003. Lewalski, Barbara K. The Life of John Milton. Cornwall: Blackwell Publishing, 2003. Rogers, John. The Matter of Revolution. Ithaca: Cornell UP, 1998. Et al. i.e. Wikipedia et BBC

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