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John Locke is born
John Locke was born in Wrington, England where his mothers family resided. His mother died when he was very young, so he was raised by his father who was an attorny (Butcher 478). -
The English Civil War
The English Civil War began in 1642. it was sart because King Charles II raised his royal standard in Nottingham. The country was split into two sides,those who supported the king and those who supported the parliament. The war ended when Carles was executed on January 30th, 1649. (http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/civil_war_england.htm) -
Taj Mahal is complted
in 1643 the Taj Mahal was completed. it is now known as one of the eight wonders of the world. it is a beautiful monument built by the Mughals, the muslim rulers of India. (http://www.islamicity.com/culture/taj/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1#sthash.SSWUo22E.dpbs) -
The Ming Dynasty comes to an end
The Ming Dysnasty of China, came to an end in 1644. However it began in 1368 and lasted for almost 300 years. During the Ming Dynasty, the Chineese spread their culture all over East Asia, as well as the Turks to the west, and Vietnam and Myanmar to the south. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/383846/Ming-dynasty) -
Atended Westminster School
John Locke Attended Westminster School from 1647-1652 , beggining at age fourteen. he then went on to Christ Church, Oxford. he was elected a senior student at his college in 1658. (Butcher 478) -
John Locke attends Oxford
John Locke enrolls at Christ Church, Oxford in 1652. At Christ Church, one of Oxfords best schools, Locke took interest in logic and metaphysics. He also studied the classic languages. (http://www.biography.com/people/john-locke-9384544) -
Great Plauge
The Great Plauge of London occured in 1665. it was a great plauge of epideics that started in London in 1499. The Great Pluage killed between 75,000 and 100,000 of Londons growing population of about 460,000. (http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/contagion/plague.html) -
The Great FIre of London
The Great Fire of London started on the night of September 2, 1665. it started in a bakeshop that belonged to Thomas Farynor, who was the baker of King Charles II. The citizen firefighting teams had little uccess by throwing buckets of water in to the blazing flames. (http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/greatfire.htm) -
Locke is made a member of Royal Society
John Locke was made a member of Royal Society in 1668. A few years ealier, he met Robert Boyle, a distinguished scientest who was also a founer of the Royal Society. Locke soon took up an interest in natural sciene. (http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ki-Lo/Locke-John.html) -
Writes First Draft of the Essay on Human Understanding
The First of many drafts of The Essay on Human Understanding was completed in 1671. in contains ideas on natural law, some of it being based off the writing of others. Latin played great part in these pieces of writing. (http://www.libraries.psu.edu/tas/locke/mss/c1671.html) -
The Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot was exposed. The plan was to kill King Charles II becase of his pro-Roman Catholic policies. Locke was deeply involved and left the country to Holland until the new King was crowned and he was welcomed home.. (http://www.academicroom.com/article/john-locke-and-rye-house-plot) -
Befriends Issac Newton
John Locke meets and befriends Issac Newton. Newton was a an English physicist and mathematician who also changed the world, similar to Locke. The two briliant minds shared ideas on a range of topics. (http://www.mahalo.com/john-locke/) -
Locke was appointed Commissioner of Appeals
Locke was being offered ambassadorial appointments by the King, but he respectfully decned. He instead accepted a psitio as Commisoner of Appeals. The job offered a very high pay (http://www.johnlocke.net/john-locke-biography/john-locke-maturity-1689-1704/) -
Publishes Two Pieces of Major Work
"Two Treastises" and the "Essay Containing Human Understanding" were published. The Four Books of the Essay were a colmunation of of approximatley twenty years of work. The work began with a heated discussion with a few friends (Butcher 479) -
John Locke dies
John Locke passed away at age seventy-two. He passed away on October 28th, 1704 in Oates, Essex England. He is remembered as one of the most influential philosophers and physicians of Enlightment Thinkers.(https://www.google.com/#q=john+locke+dead)
