Enlightment

By sofia_pm1503

  • The 30 year's War

    " On the surface, the most apparent cause of the Enlightenment was the Thirty Years’ War. This horribly destructive war, which lasted from 1618 to 1648, compelled German writers to pen harsh criticisms regarding the ideas of nationalism and warfare."

  • England Revolution

    The glorious revolution in England replaced the reigning king, James II, with the joint monarchy of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Woman Citizen

    Olympe de Gouges publishes the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen " which articulated woman rights.