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From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde.
This is a timeline of the 17th century . 1600s. 1600: On February 17 Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake by the Inquisition. 1600: Michael the Brave unifies the three Romanian countries: Wallachia, Moldavia and Transylvania after the Battle of Șelimbăr from 1599.
29 lug 2019 · Here is a brief historical list of the greatest technology, science, and invention hits of the 17th century. 1608. German-Dutch spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey invents the first refracting telescope . 1620. Dutch builder Cornelis Drebbel invents the earliest human-powered submarine . 1624.
18 nov 2021 · Nations and Empires were built, new political and scientific systems were established, and in the theatre of war, many people died. In this article, we will look at 7 key events that took place during the 17th Century. 1.
Enlightenment, a European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries in which ideas concerning God, reason, nature, and humanity were synthesized into a worldview that gained wide assent in the West and that instigated revolutionary developments in art, philosophy, and politics.
Thomas Savery creates the first practical steam engine, designed to pump water out of mines. Go to Savery, Thomas (c. 1650–1715) in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Britain 1500-1750.
17 feb 2016 · The 17th-century was a tumultuous century in British history. Here, we highlight the key dates, from the Gunpowder Plot to the Great Fire of London, via the English Civil War and the Great Plague.
