Question

place the following events in correct chronological order, according to the british literature & history: puritanism to enlightenment. 1. john milton publishes an essay defending freedom of the press 2. king charles i is beheaded 3. public music is banned and theaters are closed in england 4. aphra behn is a popular playwright and the first english woman to make her living as a professional writer

Explanation:

1. When the Puritans took control of England in the 1640s, they banned public music and closed theaters as part of their moral reforms.
2. King Charles I was beheaded in 1649 after his defeat in the English Civil War, during the Puritan Commonwealth period.
3. John Milton published Areopagitica, his essay defending freedom of the press, in 1644, during the early years of the Puritan rule.
4. Aphra Behn rose to fame as a playwright in the late 17th century, after the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, becoming the first English woman to earn a living as a professional writer.

Answer:

FIRST: 3. Public music is banned and theaters are closed in England
SECOND: 1. John Milton publishes an essay defending freedom of the press
THIRD: 2. King Charles I is beheaded
FOURTH: 4. Aphra Behn is a popular playwright and the first English woman to make her living as a professional writer