Birth of John Milton
Birth of John Milton
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Milton Biography and Timeline
Follow John Milton through 13 dated historical records for England.
John Milton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
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1608–1674Years on this page
1608
1643
Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce
Publication of "Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce
Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
Publication of "Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce", a puritanical defense of divorce
1644
Areopagetica", in support of freedom of the press
1st publication of "Areopagetica", in support of freedom of the press
Areopagetica
1st publication of "Areopagetica", in support of freedom of the press
1648
Battle of Preston
A small tributary of the Ribble, causes the poet John Milton later to write of "Darwens stream with blood of Scots imbued"
Role range: 1642-1649
1649
The Tenure of King's and Magistrates
Publication of "The Tenure of King's & Magistrates"
1660
Milton
Charles II orders the suppression of pamphlets written by John Milton
1671
Paradise Regained
Publication of "Paradise Regained" written at the suggestion of Thomas Ellwood
Paradise Lost
Paradise Regained is published, continuing Milton's religious epic poetry after Paradise Lost.
Role range: 1608-1674
Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained is published, continuing Milton's religious epic poetry after Paradise Lost.
Role range: 1608-1674
1674
Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Publication of "Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Paradise Lost
Publication of "Paradise Lost" final part of 12 volumes
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.