Arts, Monarchs, and more

Johann Sebastian Bach - German; baroque era composer (1600-1750’s)

Amadeus Mozart - Austrian; classical era (1720’s - 1820’s)

Eugene Delacroix - French; leader of the French Romantic Style (painter)

Miguel Cervantes - Spanish; novelist, Don Quixote 

Peter the Great - ruled the Tsardom of Russia from 1682-1725; wanted to modernize or Westernize Russia based on Enlightenment ideas and theories.  Also founded and developed St. Petersburg which remained the capital of Russia until 1917.

Louis XIV - ruled France from 1643-1715;  Lived in the Palace of Versailles; ruled by divine right; forced the nobles to live at the Palace to maintain control over them

Charles II - ruled England, Scotland and Ireland from 1660-1685; was in exile for first 30 years of his life and restored to the throne after the English Civil War

Absolutism - government by an absolute ruler or authority

Divine Right Theory - the right to rule derived directly from God, not from the consent of the people.

English Bill of Rights 1689 - is an Act of the Parliament of England that sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown.  Signed as a direct result of the Glorious Revolution by William and Mary of Orange.

Glorious Revolution - 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with William III, Prince of Orange, Netherland, who was James's nephew and son-in-law. (strengthens power of parliament)