House of Commons
The year was sixteen sixty six when Parliament had decided to pass a law that banished atheism and profaneness. When I found out that they had denounced and condemned the Leviathan, I was terrified. I ended up burning several of my works to prevent being a heretic. However, I began to study the principle of heresy, and I found that the Leviathan did not break any of these principles. In an added appendix of the Leviathan, I show how the book did not oppose any religious ideas. However, these principles I have shown in my writings forced me to abandon any areas related to human behavior and conduct, forcing me to look elsewhere in my writings. Despite my obvious reasoning as I disproved the fact that my book was heretical, I still feared for my life as I decided to stop posting anything even close to offensive to prevent the possibility of being accused a heretic. Therefore, in the last few years, I wrote about rather eccentric and varying subjects. I also feared to publish numerous of my works, and I plan to keep these works a secret until my death. Thankfully, during the English Civil War, I had tutored young Charles, Prince of Wales. As I tutored him, we developed a strong sense of friendship. This friendship and bond between us would prove critical after he had stepped onto the throne as Charles II of England. As king of England, Charles II protected me when the House of Commons developed the bill that attacked atheism. 
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ReplyDelete¡Hola! I am Sor Juana Inés of New Spain. I wrote many books and poetry during my time as well. However, I had to burn many of them for fear of being branded a heretic. In my last few years, I actually stopped writing because the Church condemned all my secular literary works. You are fortunate to have your king to protect you. I used to have noble patrons too but they all left and could do nothing to help me.
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