The Puritans were sober and industrious, quiet, fanatically religious and strict, while the cavaliers were polite, gallant, brave, good livers and quite fond of display.

They were nearly all of the Church of England, with rather loose morals, fond of fox-hunting and gay society.

During the time of the Commonwealth of England, the Puritans were in power, and the king's people, cavaliers, or royalists were reinstated on the restoration of monarchy in 1660.
Sir William Berkeley, a bigoted churchman, a lover of royalty, and one who despised, republicanism and personal liberty so heartily that he could "thank God that there were neither printing-presses nor public schools in Virginia," was appointed by Charles II.

governor of Virginia.
Berkeley, whose early career was bright with promise, seems in his old age to have become filled with hatred and avarice.

He was too stubborn to listen to the counsel even of friends.