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Marvell Political Andrew Important Figure Time Medieval Sat

Front Why was Andrew Marvell an important political figure of his time?
(not medieval)
Back He sat in the House of Commons, opposed regicide (action killing a king) + corruption in court. England was experiencing civil war between Parliamentarians and Royalists which Marvell wrote poetry about, reflecting the political events.

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