"Eikonoklastes," 1649: self portrait of the Royal Saint Martyr, catching the public in its first shock of horror over the execution of Charles I, was one of the most potent pieces of propaganda in English history.
"Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio," 1651.
"Paradise Lost," 1667: prose, denial of predestination in the theological sense. Milton speaks of "patience and heroic martyrdom" as themes unsung though nobler than martial prowess.
"State Papers," 1676.
1644: "Areopagitica, A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicence'd Printing, to the Parliament of England" was delivered before parliament and was published without license in defiance of a restraining ordinance. 1652, France: "Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio," was written as a reply to the attack on the Commonwealth of Salmasius, was burned for political reasons.
1660, England: "Eikonoklastes" was burned by the common hangman at the time of Restoration for attacking the hypocrisy of the religion of Charles I, and for arguing against the divine right of kings.
1660, England: "Pro Populo Anglicano Defensio" was publicly burned. In the case of "Eikonoklastes" the author escaped the scaffold only through the influence of friends.
1694, Rome, Italy: "State Papers," published posthumously and surreptitiously, was listed on the Index. 1695, England: Precensorship of the press abolished and never again enforced. 1758, Rome, Italy: "Paradise Lost", translated into Italian by Paolo Rolli, listed on the Index.
Source: Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978.