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Period: 1500 to
The counter reformation
A main event that influenced the Baroque period was the Counter-Reformation. This was a period of Catholic revival that occurred during the 16th and early 17th century that was a response to the Protestant Reformation. -
Period: 1568 to
Turkis wars
Russo-Turkish wars (Russian: Русско-турецкие войны, romanized: Russko-turetskiye voyny) or Russo-Ottoman wars (Turkish: Osmanlı-Rus savaşları) were a series of twelve wars fought between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire between the 16th and 20th centuries. -
Rubens pioneers baroque in Rome
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (/ˈruːbənz/ ROO-bənz;[1] Dutch: [ˈpeːtər pʌul ˈrybəns]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat.[2] He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens' highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. -
First proscenium theatre
A proscenium in the modern sense was first installed in a permanent theatre in 1618–19 at the Farnese Theatre built in Parma, Italy. It had been introduced as a temporary structure at the Italian court about 50 years earlier. -
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The thirty years war
The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from the effects of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of Germany reported population declines of over 50%. -
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Louis XIV rules his absolutist kingom
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. -
THe great fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through central London from Sunday 2 September to Thursday 6 September 1666,[b] gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city wall, while also extending past the wall to the west. -
Fahrenheit invents the therometer
Fahrenheit invented thermometers accurate and consistent enough to allow the comparison of temperature measurements between different observers using different instruments.