...This chapter places Vaughan in the context of the early activities of the Long Parliament (when he was studying law in London) and the civil wars of the 1640s. It shows how his experiences were woven into his verse translations of Boethius and Casimir and reflected in his original poetry. Attention...

...The conflict between King Charles I and his parliaments over the scope of royal authority and the direction of the post-Reformation Church of England resulted in the civil wars from 1638 to 1651. Charles I was executed in front of thousands of people in January 1649. Using the emerging field...

... to the world in which he lived: the topography and social context of his native Breconshire; his ideas about God and Nature; his royalist affiliation during the civil wars; his opposition to the Puritan regime imposed upon South Wales; and his encouragement of members of the outlawed Church of England during...