The political revolution during the Stuart age could not have happened
if there had not been a revolution in thought. This influenced not only
politics, but also religion and science. By 1714 people's ideas and beliefs had
changed enormously. The real Protestant revolution did not, in fact, happen
until the seventeenth century, when several new religious groups appeared. But
there were also exciting new scientific ideas, quite separate from these new
beliefs. For the first time it was reasonable to argue that everything in the
universe had a natural explanation, and this led to a new self-confidence.
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