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| Seventeenth Century (England) | |
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| Shiloh | Mar 31 2010, 12:07 PM Post #1 |
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Important Dates 1603: death of Elizabeth I 1605: Gunpowder Plot 1607: founding of Jamestown Colony 1609: Galileo's telescopic observations begin 1625: Charles I dissolves Parliament 1642: First Civil War begins 1648: Second Civil War begins 1649: Charles I executed 1653: Cromwell made Lord Protector 1658: death of Cromwell 1660: Charles II takes the throne 1665: Great Plague 1666: Great Fire Works/Authors (* indicates an author on the long list) Shakespeare* John Donne* Ben Jonson* George Herbert* John Milton Robert Herrick* Thomas Hobbes Andrew Marvell* Katherine Phillips* Trends expansion of trade and manufacturing political unrest, financial troubles religious conflict breakdown of previously held systems of order (Ptolemaic universe, humors, elements) artistic patronage development of artistic ownership rise of logic & reason rise of women writers |
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