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The 18th century. In America in the early years of the 18th century, some writers, such as Cotton Mather, carried on the older traditions.His huge history and biography of Puritan New England, Magnalia Christi Americana, in 1702, and his vigorous Manuductio ad Ministerium, or introduction to the ministry, in 1726, were defenses of ancient Puritan convictions.
28 lug 2016 · 1712 The last execution for witchcraft is carried out. 1715 A total solar eclipse is seen in England. Another total solar eclipse has not been seen in London since, and will not be seen for another 600 years. 1714 Queen Anne dies. George I of Hanover succeeds her.
29 ott 2009 · Updated: March 27, 2023 | Original: October 29, 2009. The Industrial Revolution was a period of scientific and technological development in the 18th century that transformed largely rural ...
The Restoration and the 18th Century. King Charles II. The King openly proclaimed his love of parliaments, his devotion to the immemorial constitution of balance and moderation, his Protestant fervor, and his pious hopes for a national church. ~The Longman Anthology of British Literature. Those RULES of old discover’d, not devis’d,
17 feb 2011 · An empire based on commerce, sea power and naval dominance consolidated British overseas settler societies. At the beginning of the 18th century, Britain possessed colonies along the eastern ...
3 giorni fa · The 18th century (1700–1800) No longer a world power, the Netherlands now invested its profits in possessions such as beautiful houses. In the eighteenth century, the interior became a focus of keen interest. The period was characterized by the refinement and cultivation of good taste. These were manifested particularly in the interior domain ...
Some contemporary historians, however, reject this view and present 18th-century France as a society undergoing rapid but manageable social, economic, and cultural change. They perceive the French Revolution as a political event that could have been avoided if the French monarchy had been more consistent in its effort to modify political institutions in order to keep up with the new needs of ...
