[rsynnott]

> now dancing is banned. Or in the case of Cromwell, Christmas.

Also dancing. The Puritans weren't big fans of dancing.

Samuel Pepys diary starts as the Cromwell regime ends. While England remained an economic basket case that was at war with basically everyone, personal freedom dramatically improves in the early pages. It's worth noting that it did all bring around a more constitutional monarchy; the post-restoration monarchy was substantially different to pre-restoration.