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Hace 18 horas · Contrary to stereotypes in some Western writing, 16th and 17th century Qing dynasty officials and literati eagerly explored the technology and science introduced by Jesuit missionaries. Manchu leaders employed Jesuits to use cannon and gunpowder to great effect in the conquest of China, and the court sponsored their research in astronomy.
Hace 18 horas · 17th century: Golden Age of Algiers An Algerine Ship off a Barbary Port , by Andries van Eertvelt (1590–1652) Algiers grew increasingly independent from Constantinople and engaged in widespread piracy in the 17th century in a period that became known as the "Golden age of Corsairs": [98] In the Mediterranean, the corsairs raided the Roman countryside, taking captives in Civitavecchia . [99]
Hace 18 horas · The 17th century was a century of revolution in England, deserving of the same scholarly attention that 'modern' revolutions attract. [157] [ page needed ] James II tried building a powerful militarised state on the mercantilist assumption that the world's wealth was necessarily finite, and empires were created by taking land from other states.
Hace 18 horas · The Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire or the Swedish Intervention in the Thirty Years' War is a historically accepted division of the Thirty Years' War. It was a military conflict that took place between 1630 and 1635, during the course of the Thirty Years' War. It was a major turning point of the war: the Protestant cause, previously ...
Hace 18 horas · In general, the early modern period is considered to have lasted from the 16th to the 19th centuries (about 1500–1800). In a European context, it is defined as the period following the Middle Ages and preceding the advent of modernity, sometimes defined as the "late modern period". In the context of global history, the early modern period is ...
Hace 18 horas · 17th century. A French youth named Jean Grenier claimed in 1603 that he was a werewolf and had killed and eaten 50 children who had recently gone missing from the town of Saint-Sever. He was convicted of lycanthropy and sentenced to confinement for life due to his young age.
Hace 18 horas · Grade II* listed buildings in Wychavon. Worcestershire shown within England. There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Wychavon in Worcestershire .
