Reflections on the Puritan Revolution
Author | : Alfred Leslie Rowse |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
ISBN-10 | : 100338319X |
ISBN-13 | : 9781003383192 |
Rating | : 4/5 (9X Downloads) |
Download or read book Reflections on the Puritan Revolution written by Alfred Leslie Rowse and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflections on the Puritan Revolution (1986) examines the damage done by the Puritans during the English Civil War, and the enormous artistic losses England suffered from their activities. The Puritans smashed stained glass, monuments, sculpture, brasses in cathedrals and churches; they destroyed organs, dispersed the choirs and the music. They sold the King's art collections, pictures, statues, plate, gems and jewels abroad, and broke up the Coronation regalia. They closed down the theatres and ended Caroline poetry. The greatest composer and most promising scientist of the age were among the many lives lost; and this all besides the ruin of palaces, castles and mansions.