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2 giorni fa · 18th-century London by William Hogarth. Hypocrisy became a major topic in English political history in the early 18th century. The Toleration Act 1689 allowed for certain rights for religious minorities, but Protestant Nonconformists (such as Congregationalists and Baptists) were still deprived of important rights, such as the right to hold office.
2 giorni fa · Many Māori served in the Second World War and learned how to cope in the modern urban world; others moved from their rural homes to the cities to take up jobs vacated by Pākehā servicemen. The shift to the cities was also caused by their strong birth rates in the early 20th century, with the existing rural farms in Māori ownership having increasing difficulty in providing enough jobs. [163]
6 giorni fa · French Revolution, revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789—hence the conventional term ‘Revolution of 1789,’ denoting the end of the ancien regime in France and serving also to distinguish that event from the later French revolutions of 1830 and 1848.
3 giorni fa · The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a worldwide conflict fought in Europe, North America, and India between France, Austria, Russia, Saxony, Sweden, and (after 1762) Spain, on one side, and Great Britain, Prussia, and Hanover on the other. The war confirmed Prussia's new rank as a leading European power and made Britain the world's chief ...
3 giorni fa · By the end of the 20th century, France was once again among the leading economic powers of the world, although by the year 2000 there was some fraying around the edges: people in France and elsewhere were asking whether France alone, without becoming even more an integral part of a pan-European economy, would have sufficient market presence to maintain its position, and worker security and ...
27 apr 2024 · 18th Century Living History. 4085 State Road 129, Vevay, IN, United States, ... Imagination Station Science & History Museum. Sat, Apr 6 at 10:00 AM EDT.
29 apr 2024 · slave trade, the capturing, selling, and buying of enslaved persons. Slavery has existed throughout the world since ancient times, and trading in slaves has been equally universal. Enslaved persons were taken from the Slavs and Iranians from antiquity to the 19th century, from the sub-Saharan Africans from the 1st century ce to the mid-20th ...
