Interregnum 1649-1660

The famous author of Paradise Lost, John Milton, lived a very interesting life during the seventeenth century. A topic that I am quite interested in is of the Interregnum--a period between kings during the seventeenth century. What went on during this period? How were people affected by it? The Interregnum was the period of Parliament and army control in the land occupied by England and Wales after the English Civil War. It began with the murder of Charles I and ended with the reesablishment of the monarch (Charles II) in 1660. During this period, John Milton becomes completely blind in 1652. Very commonly associated with the Interregnum was Oliver Cromwell--an English military and political leader best known for his involvement in making English into a republican Ireland. After Charles I execution, Cromwell dominated the Commonwealth of England (the Interregnum) conquered Ireland and Scotland, and ruled as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658. John Milton was a supporter of Oliver Cromwell and defended the execution of Charles I. During the Interregnum, Cromwell lost much of the support he had gained during the Civil War. To put faces with names, I am including some photos. Here is a sketch of John Milton: http://www.harpers.org/media/image/blogs/misc/john-milton.jpg Here is a sketch of Oliver Cromwell: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/STUlely2.jpg Here is a sketch of Charles I: http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/online/Britlit/images/charlesI.jpg> Here is a picture of Charles II http://beaut.ie/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/charles2.jpg">. I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about the English Interregnum. It helped to shape and change England into what it is today. Some websites that helped me out with this historical entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Interregnum,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interregnum,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwellhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell, and http://www.answers.com/topic/english-civil-war-and-interregnum