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