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The Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment (or simply the Enlightenment or Age of Reason) was a cultural movement of intellectuals in the 17th and 18th centuries, which began first in Europe and later in the American colonies. Its purpose was to reform society using reason, challenge ideas grounded in tradition and faith, and advance knowledge through the scientific method. -
The Enlightenment
Originating about 1650 to 1700, it was sparked by philosophers Baruch Spinoza (1632–1677), John Locke (1632–1704), Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), physicist Isaac Newton (1643–1727), and philosopher Voltaire (1694–1778). Ruling princes often endorsed and fostered figures and even attempted to apply their ideas of government in what was known as Enlightened Despotism. -
The Enlightenment
Up until this date most intellectual debates revolved around the Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist), or Anglican issues, and the main aim of these debates was to establish which bloc of faith ought to have the "monopoly of truth and a God-given title to authority". After this date everything thus previously rooted in tradition was questioned and often replaced by new concepts in the light of philosophical reason. -
First Fleet
The journey began with fine weather, and thus the convicts were allowed on deck. On 3 June 1787 the fleet anchored at Santa Cruz at Tenerife. Here, fresh water, vegetables and meat were brought on board. Phillip and the chief officers were entertained by the local governor, while one convict tried unsuccessfully to escape. On 10 June they set sail to cross the Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro, taking advantage of favourable trade winds and ocean currents. -
free settlers
The first wave of migrants to Australia included men of capital who were attracted by the colony's agricultural prospects and the availability of convict labour. Their enthusiasm, together with the Gold Rushes era of the mid-nineteenth century, pushed out the boundaries of the new settlement and by the end of the 1850s there were six separate Australian colonies. -
convicts
Convicts were housed below decks on the prison deck and often further confined behind bars. In many cases they were restrained in chains and were only allowed on deck for fresh air and exercise. Conditions were cramped and they slept on hammocks. Very little information seems to be available about the layout of the convict ships, but a few books do contain artists' impressions and reproductions of images held in library collections. -
How victoria got its name
Victoria got its name by Queen Victoria and she was born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. -
Battle of pinjarra
The Pinjarra massacre was a battle that took place in Pinjarra, Western Australia. The massacre took place on the 28th of February,1834. The conflict was between 60-80 Aboriginals of the Binjareb tribe, and 25 European soldiers and policemen who carried out the attack lead by Governor Captain James Stirling. -
Working mans paradise
At the turn of the century, Australia was already multicultural. While the majority of the settlers were from the British Isles, a significant number also came from other countries in Europe as well as from China. This was largely a result of the gold rushes. -
WW1
The First World War began when Britain and Germany went to war in August 1914, and Prime Minister Andrew Fisher's government pledged full support for Britain. The outbreak of war was greeted in Australia, as in many other places, with great enthusiasm. -
The Assasianation
on 28th of june on 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, duchess of hohenberg, were visiting sarajevo to inspect the manoevres of the army. As the motocade passed through the streets, Gavrilo princip, a member of the serbian group the black hand, shot and killed the duke and his wife. -
Gallipoli campaighn
the Anzacs landed at Anzac cove in 1915 and take out Turkey from the war. little did they know that they had landed at the wrong position and were about to be ambushed. they fought for a round nine mounths before being able to escape Gallipoli. ieutenant Colonel Mustafa Kemal, in command of the Turkish forces realised he had to stop the ANZAC force taking Chanuk Bair. He demanded great sacrifices from his men as his famous order of April 25th read "I do not order you to attack;I order you to die -
poeple's theory's about the enlightment
Historian Jonathan Israel dismisses the post-modern interpretation of the Enlightenment and the attempts of modern historians to link social and economical reasons for the revolutionary aspect of the period. He instead focuses on the history of ideas in the period from 1650 to the end of the 18th century, and claims that it was the ideas themselves that caused the change that eventually led to the revolutions of the later half of the 18th century and the early 19th century. -
How tasmania got its name
It was originally named van Diemens land by abel tasman after the governer in Batavia at the time when he first recorded it it was renamed to houner taman in 1856.
