Neoclassicism | Compare and Contrast
1600s–1700s: Oliver Cromwell’s protectorate is overthrown, and after two decades in which England was without a sovereign, Charles II is crowned king.
Today: Tony Blair is the prime minister of England, and Queen Elizabeth II is the symbolic head of state under a parliamentary democracy.
1600s–1700s: The most celebrated eighteenth century periodical, The Spectator, is founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
Today: The advent of the internet revolution connects millions of households with a seemingly limitless number...
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