John Locke was the first-born child to John Locke Sr. and Agnes Keene Locke. Locke was born on August 29, 1632 in Wrighton, Somerset, England and was raised in a town called Pensford. His father was a lawyer and landowner and fought during the English Civil War in 1640. In 1647, Locke began attending Westminster School, an elite school in London, because of connections his father had …show more content…
However, they were reunited in 1683 when Locke fled to the Netherlands. When the King, Charles II and his brother, were targeted and almost assassinated, the government thought Locke was a part of the plot due to his connection to Shaftesbury and the Whig Party. Because of his alleged involvement in the Rye House Plot, Locke left London for Holland, where he stayed for 5 years. Being in exile in Holland influenced Locke to began writing his piece “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding”. In the article “In Search Of Truth Alone”, the author explains how the intellectual atmosphere in Holland differed from that in London. Locke was surrounded by unorthodox ideas that pushed him to adopt new radical beliefs. Locke’s time in Holland inspired him to think unconventionally, developing and changing his