26984 words

caroline

2 definitions • 3 examples
1
from or relating to the period of British history during the rule of King Charles I (1625-1649):

Examples:

The Caroline era followed the Jacobean era and overlapped with the English Civil War.
During the Caroline period the cavalier poets (such as John Suckling) and the metaphysical poets (such as George Herbert) flourished.
2
from or relating to the period of British history during the rule of King Charles III (from 2022):

Examples:

The period of King Charles III's rule could be known either as the second Caroline or second Carolean era.

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