John Milton, The Man Behind The Devil

John Milton's career as a writer, both in prose and poetry, took place during three main periods: Stuart England, the Civil War (1642-1648) and Interregnum (including the Commonwealth from 1649-1653 and Protectorate from 1654-1660), and the Restoration. His most important prose works were written in the 1640s and 1650s, during the conflicts between the Church of England and reformist groups like the Puritans, and between the king and Parliament.