How did the English Civil War affect John Amos Comenius’s plans for a pansophic college?

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In 1641, John Amos Comenius traveled to London at the invitation of Samuel Hartlib to establish a college of pansophic learning, a project that had gained enough traction for the English Parliament to consider founding a college for scholars from all nations.1

However, the outbreak of the English Civil War shattered these prospects. The political instability and conflict forced Comenius to abandon his plans in England and leave the country in 1642. Following this disruption, he ultimately accepted an offer from the government of Sweden to assist in reforming its school system.1