Restoration style
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Restoration style, also known as Carolean style from the name Carolus, refers to the decorative and literary arts that became popular in England from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 under Char
South (front) façade of Belton House
Microcosm of London Plate 094 Westminster Hall edited
Oliver Cromwell
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Oliver Cromwell was an English statesman, farmer and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, init
Restoration style
…shifts appeared in prose style. The return of the King and his court from exile on the Continent led to the replacement of the Puritan severity of the Cromwellian style with a taste for magnificence and opulence, and to the introduction of Dutch and French artistic influences. These are evident in furniture in…
Cromwell's House in Ely
Portrait of Cromwell's wife Elizabeth Bourchier
Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby by Charles Landseer, 1851