ENGLISH RESTORATION

The Puritans criticize the corruption of the Church. When there is the divorce of Henry VIII. the goal was to break away from the Pope to have both religious and administrative power. The Church, in fact, had monasteries.Calvinism = believes in predestination (Manzoni)1520 -> Main flowers (boat that took the Calvinists to America)Elizabeth I promotes global tradeJames I -> absolute monarchThe parliament is called continuously-> clash between parliament and king1620 -> Oliver Cromwell killed the king Charles I and establish the republic (called the commonwealth)puritans = citizens who had embraced Calvinism (he was part of Protestantism). They believe that one is saved if he succeeds in progressing on the social ladder but it means that he has not been blessed. It comes from the parable of the talents (God has given each of us talents that need to be progressed)