Cavalier Poetry

• The Cavalier poets were a group of seventeenth-century English poets that supported Charles I during the English Civil War (1642-1651) and then Charles II during the Restoration (1660-1688). 
• They opposed Puritan values and believed that life should be enjoyed to its fullest.
• Cavaliers were supporters of King Charles I, who was executed by Parliamentarians in 1649.
• It drew inspiration from classical Greek and Roman art and literature, emphasizing simplicity, balance, and harmony.
• Carpe Diem = Seize The Day
• John Wilmot, Richard Lovelace
• Appeasing Charles I