How did John Dryden’s religious conversion affect his political career after the Glorious Revolution?

John Dryden’s conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1685, shortly after the accession of King James II, had a direct and detrimental impact on his political career following the Glorious Revolution of 1688.12

Because Dryden remained loyal to his adopted faith after the revolution, he was stripped of his public offices, including his position as [poet laureate]. This loss of official status and the associated income forced him to turn away from political patronage and focus his efforts on literary production to meet his financial needs. In the years that followed, he engaged in extensive translation work, including his celebrated version of Virgil, and continued to write poetry and drama, eventually becoming recognized as a major figure in English letters despite his political displacement.12