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When Charles
I was beheaded a period called the Commonwealth,
when there was no king or queen but a Protector,
started. During the Commonwealth Puritans, strict
Christians, had a strong influence. Life changed:
they felt all things should be simple and that art,
especially depicting people, was against the teachings
of the Bible. As they dressed in plain clothes they
did not buy items such as silk. This led to a decline
in the Persian silk trade. It was during Cromwell's
reign that 'coho seeds' (coffee) were introduced
into England's and the first coffee house opened.
During
Cromwell's reign there was a war with Holland
which was not conducted very vigorously as Holland
was another Protestant nation.
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