The Enlightenment

By rebecasantos

  • Thirty Years' War ends

    Thirty Years' War ends

  • Period of Enlightenment begins

  • Hobbes publishes 'Leviathan'

    Hobbes publishes 'Leviathan'

  • Revolution in England

    Revolution in England

  • Locke's 'Two Treatsies of Government' published

    Locke's 'Two Treatsies of Government' published

  • England and Scotland Unite

    England and Scotland Unite

  • Montesquieu published 'Persian Letters'

    Montesquieu published 'Persian Letters'

  • American Revolution begins

    American Revolution begins

  • Rosseau publishes 'The Social Contract'

    Rosseau publishes 'The Social Contract'

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • American Revolution ends

    American Revolution ends

  • Dutch Revolution begins

    Dutch Revolution begins

  • French Revolution begins

    French Revolution begins

  • Olympe de Gouges publishes 'Declaration of Rights of Women'

    Olympe de Gouges publishes 'Declaration of Rights of Women'

  • The Period of Enlightenment ends