The Enlightment By solidjinx Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 1800 The Enlightment Jan 1, 1651 Thomas Hobbes wrote a book called Leviathan; arguing that Natural Law made absolute monarchy the best form of government Jan 1, 1683 John Locke fled to Holland after the English government thought his political ideas were dangerous Jan 1, 1688 war threatened England, and King James II fled Jan 1, 1690 John Locke writes about peoples rights in; Concerning Human Understanding Jan 1, 1690 John Locke explained ideas from the Glorious Revolution in a book called Treatises of Government Jan 1, 1748 Baron Montesquieu describes sepuration of powers Jan 1, 1748 Baron Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws Jan 1, 1750 Denis Diderot begins publishing the first 18-volume encyclopedia Jan 1, 1762 Jean-Jacques Rousseau publishes a book called The Social Contract Jan 1, 1792 Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Women Jan 1, 1792 Mary Wollstonecraft calls for women's rights
