The Enlightment

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    The Enlightment

  • Thomas Hobbes wrote a book called Leviathan; arguing that Natural Law made absolute monarchy the best form of government

    Thomas Hobbes wrote a book called Leviathan; arguing that Natural Law made absolute monarchy the best form of government

  • John Locke fled to Holland after the English government thought his political ideas were dangerous

    John Locke fled to Holland after the English government thought his political ideas were dangerous

  • war threatened England, and King James II fled

    war threatened England, and King James II fled

  • John Locke writes about peoples rights in; Concerning Human Understanding

    John Locke writes about peoples rights in; Concerning Human Understanding

  • John Locke explained ideas from the Glorious Revolution in a book called Treatises of Government

    John Locke explained ideas from the Glorious Revolution in a book called Treatises of Government

  • Baron Montesquieu describes sepuration of powers

    Baron Montesquieu describes sepuration of powers

  • Baron Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws

    Baron Montesquieu publishes The Spirit of Laws

  • Denis Diderot begins publishing the first 18-volume encyclopedia

    Denis Diderot begins publishing the first 18-volume encyclopedia

  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau publishes a book called The Social Contract

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau publishes a book called The Social Contract

  • Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Women

    Mary Wollstonecraft publishes A Vindication of the Rights of Women

  • Mary Wollstonecraft calls for women's rights

    Mary Wollstonecraft calls for women's rights