Period 2 Timeline: 1648-1815

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  • 1689 BCE

    John Locke published Two Treaties of Government

    Two Treaties of Government that political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke
  • 1678 BCE

    Test Act in England

    These tests were series of English Penal laws. They served as a religious test for public office and imposed various civil disabilities on Roman Catholics and nonconformists
  • 1651 BCE

    Thomas Hobbes publishes The Leviathan

    The Leviathan is a book written and published by Thomas Hobbes in 1651. Its a book that falls under the genre Political Philosophy.
  • 1648 BCE

    The "Golden Age" of the Netherlands

    The Dutch "Golden Age" was a time in Dutch history, starting around the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, military, art and science were among the most approved in the world.
  • 1600 BCE

    The Baroque Period in art and music

    The Baroque was often thought of as a period of artistic style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, dance and theater.

  • Revocation of the Edict of Nantes

    The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes is also known as the Edict of Fontainebleau (which took place October 22nd of 1658. It was issued by Louis XIV of France.

  • The Rococo Period in art and music

    The Rococo is less commonly known as Roccoco or late Barque