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Previously, female roles had been performed by young boys. The advent of women actors opened up a world of titillation and scandal, appreciated by audiences from all levels of society; from merchants to nobles and even King Charles II himself. It also brought about a variety of changes to the theatre.
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He was 12 when the Civil War began and two years later was appointed nominal commander-in-chief in western England. With the parliamentary victory he was forced into exile on the continent. He was in the Netherlands when, in 1649, he learnt of his father's execution.
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Many thought this was a punishment from a wrathful God. This also became known as the "Black Death."
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It started as a small fire in a bakery, which spread as a result of Lord Mayor Bludworth being hesitant to allow the destruction of the near by houses.
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The overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III.
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The poem satirises a minor incident by comparing it to the epic world of the gods. It was based on an actual incident recounted by Pope's friend, John Caryll.
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Swift suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies. This satirical hyperbole mocks heartless attitudes towards the poor, as well as British policy toward Ireland in general.
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A French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment.
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George III is often accused of obstinately trying to keep Great Britain at war with the revolutionaries in America, despite the opinions of his own ministers.
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This law required colonists to purchase a government-issued stamp for legal documents and other paper goods.
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Phillis Wheatley broke barriers as the first American black woman poet to be published, opening the door for future black authors.
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The Tea Party was a protest in reaction to a tax meant to help raise funds following the French and Indian War. But the tax was also a political power move on behalf of Parliament, meant to reassert control over the colonies.
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The first great feminist treatise. Wollstonecraft preached that intellect will always govern and sought “to persuade women to endeavour to acquire strength, both of mind and body.
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Inspired by liberal and radical ideas, the Revolution profoundly altered the course of modern history, triggering the global decline of absolute monarchies while replacing them with republics and liberal democracies. Through the Revolutionary Wars, it unleashed a wave of global conflicts that extended from the Caribbean to the Middle East.
