dec 30, 1769 - A Divided Society

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Turning its back on the grim era of Puritan rule, England entered a lively period in which the glittering Stuart court of Charles II set the tone for upper-class social and political life. Charles had spent much of his long exile in France, and upon his return, he tried to emulate the sophistication and splendor he’d observed at the court of Louis XIV. As a result, the lords and ladies of his court dressed in silks and lace, elaborate wigs and sparkling jewels. They held elegant balls and flocked to London’s newly reopened theaters, where they proved their sophistication by attending comedies of manners, plays that poked fun at the glamorous but artificial society of the royal court. At the time the separation between the poor and rich was evident and many disapproved of that. The artificial luxury that the rich lived at the time and the severity of the poverty that happened right along side caused for a divide of te social classes.

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