ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Caroline era followed the Jacobean era, the reign of Charles’s father James I & VI (1603–1625), overlapped with the English Civil War (1642–1651), and was followed by the English Interregnum until The Restoration in 1660.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Jacobean era was the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of James VI of Scotland who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the English speaking world, Carolean era refers to the reign of Charles II (1660–1685) and usually refers to the arts. It is better known as The Restoration. It followed the Interregnum when there was no king. The period was noted for the flourishing of the arts following the demise of The Protectorate.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jacobean and Caroline dramatists gave expression to passive suffering and lack of mental and physical vigor. They were positively and deliberately indecent. Romantic drama died a natural death when the Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Jacobean Era It’s commonly understood that this era goes from 1603 to 1625. It was the era following the Elizabethan Era, that of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the predecessor of James I. During the Jacobean Era, there was a great development in the decorative arts, science, and in architecture.