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Beginning of the Baroque Period
This movement was encouraged by the Catholic Church that sought to return to the tradition and spirituality the Church promoted with the Counter Reformation. -
Death of Elizabeth-I
A queen at 25, Elizabeth Tudor, Queen Regnant of England, and Queen Regnant of Ireland, ruled successfully, despite inheriting a nation which looked like it has no future when compared to mighty Spain and France. Elizabeth Tudor had a fulfilling life for the most part and died on 24 March 1603. This is considered as an a Political event -
Ascension of Louis XIII to the French Throne
Born on 27 September, 1601, at Château de Fontainebleau, Louis XIII ruled as the King of France and Navarre from 14 May 1610 to 14 May 1643. Crowned as the king at the age of 9, Louis XIII became king upon the assassination of his father in 1610. However, since he was a minor at the time, France was ruled by a Regnant; in this case, his mother, Marie de Medici. -
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The Thirty Years War
Possibly one of the most apocalyptic conflicts that European history may have seen, the Thirty Years War happened partially as a result of the ongoing struggle between the Protestants and the Catholics, but that wasn’t all. Political issues were also very evidently a major reason for this long-lasting war which finally came to an end in 1648, in the part of Europe that we today know as Germany. This was an important Political time. -
"Cupid and Death" written by James Shirely was performed
Cupid and Death is a mid-seventeenth-century masque, written by the Caroline era dramatist James Shirley, and performed on 26 March 1653 before the Portuguese ambassador to Great Britain. -
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Completion of St. Peter’s Square
Gian Lorenzo Bernini spent long years in the completion of St. Peter’s Square during this period. The open arena which is directly in front of the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, the place we all know as the papal enclave, took from 1656 to 1667 for completion. -
Italian composer, Giovanni Legrenzi passed away
Italian composer, one of the greatest of the Venetian Baroque. His trio sonatas are among the best chamber music of the period before Arcangelo Corelli.This is considered as an important cultural event -
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Italian Composer Nicola Porpora
was an Italian composer of Baroque operas and teacher of singing, whose most famous singing student was the castrato Farinelli. -
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Marriage of William III of Netherlands to Mary II
By himself, King William III ruled England all the way until his death in 1702, but together, King William III and Queen Mary II ruled until 1694, the year of the death of the queen. Since the king and queen had never been blessed with children, they had no successors to the throne, thus making Mary’s sister, Anne, successor.This is considered as an important political event -
End of the Baroque Period
The transition was influenced by changes in artistic and intellectual tastes, as well as shifts in political and social contexts. The Baroque style, known for its ornate and dramatic characteristics, began to be seen as too extravagant and overly ornamental