However, Hobbes’ proximity to their Royalist circle proved to be a challenge for him during the English Civil War that broke out in 1642. His connection with the Cavendish family provided Thomas Hobbes with the opportunity to travel, and to network with thinkers such as Galileo and Pere Mersenne. The Cavendishes also patronized other influential thinkers and writers, such as Rene Descartes, Ben Jonson, and Sir William Davenant.
The family’s patronage enabled Thomas Hobbes to write his most influential works, and they maintained a close tie to Hobbes for the majority of his life. Among his most influential students was William Cavendish (1590-1628), who later became the Second Earl of Devonshire. Thomas Hobbes graduated from the University of Oxford in 1608 and became a tutor for the Cavendish family. He enjoyed childhood under the stable rules of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I but was exiled when the English Civil War broke out during the reign of King Charles I. Thomas Hobbes was born in 1588 in Wiltshire, England. 1669-1670, via the National Portrait Gallery, London
Who Was Thomas Hobbes? Thomas Hobbes, by John Michael Wright, c.
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