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Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven was considered the “Father” of the Romantic Era, and was a musical genius. His works are masterpieces that transcend time. -
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American War of Independence
The American Revolution was an epic political and military struggle waged between 1765 and 1783 when 13 of Britain's North American colonies rejected its imperial rule. The protest began in opposition to taxes levied without colonial representation by the British monarchy and Parliament. -
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The Industrial Revolution
What's up with everyone leaving the countryside for the city to work in factories? Oh, it's the Industrial Revolution. Mechanization and new manufacturing processes transformed people's way of life in Britain and elsewhere. -
The French Revolution
Here comes the guillotine. The French Revolution brought about an end to the monarchy in France, and it introduced all kinds of revolutionary ideas to Europe like equality and liberty. Who thought we could be free and equal? -
the publishing of Lyrical Ballads
Scholars say that the Romantic Period began with the publishing of Lyrical Ballads (1798) by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This was one of the first collections of poems that strayed from the more formal poetic diction of the Neoclassical Period. -
Mary Shelley publishes Frankenstein
Mary Shelley certainly held her own in a crowd of dudes. We can thank her for bringing us the monster commonly known as Frankenstein (even though that's not actually his name). -
Louis-Hector Berlioz completed his "Symphonie Fantastique
The Fantastic Symphony, whose full name in French is Symphonie fantastique: Épisode de la vie d'un artiste... en cinq parties, Op. 14, is a program symphony by the French composer Hector Berlioz, composed in 1830. It is an important piece from the early romantic period -
coronation of Queen Victoria
On 28 June 1838, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to leave from Buckingham Palace for her coronation at Westminster Abbey, initiating the establishment of the palace as a central image in the consciousness of the nation.