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England, Interrupted: The Interregnum and Restoration, 1650-1685

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Restoration Comedy

The restoration was also a time of innovation and flowering in art and literature. Theatre had naturally been banned during the puritan regime. But two theatre companies were given royal licenses to mount public performances. A new style arose, which is often called rest oration comedy.

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