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Period: 1506 to
St. Peter's Basilica
St. Peter's Basilica, in the Vatican, is a Renaissance masterpiece that stands as a symbol of Rome and all of Christianity. Built over the tomb of Saint Peter, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ, the colossal structure is one of the four major basilicas in the world and it was a baroque style architecture. -
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Baroque
The Baroque was a cultural period of the Modern Age that developed between the Renaissance and the Enlightenment in Western Europe and the Latin American colonies. The cradle of the Baroque was Italy with outstanding figures such as the architects Bernini and Borromini or the painter Caravaggio. -
Elizabeth I of England
Elizabeth I of England, nicknamed the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or the Good Queen Bess, was the queen of England and Ireland from her accession to the throne, on November 17, 1558, until her death, in 1603. Her reign, of more than four decades, was known as the Elizabethan era, and she was dead the 24 of March of 1603. -
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. Sometimes known as the Bard of Avon, he is considered the most important writer in the English language and one of the most famous in world literature. Part of William Shakespeare's life is considered to take place in the Baroque era of art and music. -
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was a Spanish novelist, poet, playwright and soldier. He is widely considered one of the greatest figures of Spanish literature. Cervantes participates in the Renaissance and the Baroque, achieving a synthesis between both cultural movements. -
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30 years war
The Thirty Years' War was a war fought in Central Europe (mainly the Holy Roman Empire) between 1618 and 1648, in which most of the great European powers of the time intervened. This war marked the future of Europe as a whole in the following centuries. -
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The English Revolution
The English Revolution is the period in the history of the Kingdom of England that spans from 1642 to 1688. It extends from the end of the reign of Charles I of England, through the British Republic and the English Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell, and ends with the Revolution. Glorious, who deposes James II. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, musician, conductor, chapelmaster, singer and teacher of the Baroque period. He was the most important member of one of the most prominent families of musicians in history, with more than 35 famous composers: the Bach family, and marks the end of the Baroque event.